rest home

noun

: an establishment that provides housing and general care for the aged or the convalescent

Examples of rest home in a Sentence

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Meanwhile, the actual author of the masterpiece — the movie’s co-screenwriter, Herman J. Mankiewicz — was tucked away in a rest home in Victorville, dictating the script to his secretary. Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024 For having moved her, with her consent, to be sure, and at the cost of much complicated paperwork, into this first-class rest home? Marie Ndiaye, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of rest home was in 1925

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“Rest home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rest%20home. Accessed 25 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

rest home

noun
: a place that provides housing and general care for the aged or sick

Medical Definition

rest home

noun
: an establishment that provides housing and general care for the aged or the convalescent
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