retirement home

noun

: a place where retired people can live and sometimes be taken care of

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This woman hired me two years ago to help guide her through the process of designing and building her dream retirement home. — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2026 One works at a retirement home; the other teaches English in Japan. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 5 June 2026 Droniak has never shared the name of her retirement home, seemingly out of safety concerns. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 28 June 2026 In 1976, the residence was redesigned as a retirement home for church missioners. — George Avalos, Mercury News, 10 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for retirement home

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“Retirement home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retirement%20home. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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