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home (residential facility)

noun OM Rare

Origin: English loanword.

Usage Note

Home in French (masculine) is a formal term for a residential institution, most commonly un home de retraite (retirement home) or un home d'enfants (children's home). It is more institutional in tone than une maison de retraite and is especially common in Belgian and Swiss French. In everyday French, 'home' meaning one's personal residence is generally expressed as chez moi or la maison.

Examples

"Sa grand-mère vit dans un home de retraite."

Natural Translation

His grandmother lives in a retirement home.

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