💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Poorhouse"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| hospicenoun | (uncountable) The provision of palliative care for terminally ill patients, either at a specialized facility or at a residence, and support for the family, typically refraining from taking extraordinary measures to prolong life. |
| workhousenoun | (British, historical) An institution for homeless poor people funded by the local parish, where the able-bodied were required to work. |
| unemploymentnoun | The state of having no job; joblessness. |
| poor housenoun | Alternative form of poorhouse. [A charitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged.] |
| poor farmnoun | (US, historical) A farm serving as a poorhouse, lodging poor people in exchange for their agricultural labor. |
| housenoun | A structure built or serving as an abode of human beings. |
| boarding housenoun | A private house in which paying residents are provided with accommodation and meals. |
| almshousenoun | A building of residence for the poor, sick or elderly of a parish. Originally founded by the Church, and usually funded by charitable donations. |
| settlement housenoun | (chiefly historical) An institution providing various community services, usually to the urban poor. |
| pension housenoun | A lodging which is usually less exquisite and thus more affordable than a hotel. |
| bedehousenoun | Alternative form of beadhouse. [(historical) An almshouse for poor people who pray daily for their benefactors.] |
| pensionhousenoun | Alternative form of pension house. [A home for the elderly; an old folks' home.] |
| hospitatenoun | Hospitable. |
| big housenoun | (slang) Prison, jail. |
| pot-housenoun | A pub; a tavern. |
| rooming housenoun | A building with small, basic, inexpensive apartments for rent, often without en suite bathrooms. |
| posting housenoun | Alternative form of posthouse. [(film, television) A company that carries out post-production.] |
| common housenoun | (Politics, obsolete) The House of Commons. |
| boarding-housenoun | Alternative form of boarding house. [A private house in which paying residents are provided with accommodation and meals.] |
| doss-housenoun | A place where homeless people can sleep for the night. |
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