rest-home

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [rest hohm]
- /rɛst hoʊm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [rest hohm]
- /rɛst hoʊm/

Definition of rest-home word

noun rest-home a residential establishment that provides special care for convalescents and aged or infirm persons. 1

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Origin of rest-home

First appearance:

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

First recorded in 1920-25

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Parts of speech for Rest-home

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Rest-home

rest-home popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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