Synonyms for "poorhouse" (10 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (2)

workhouse

Noun(1 words)

almshouse

Strong matches (3)

asylumhalfway househome

Related words (5)

hospicenursing homerest homeretreat

Noun(1 words)

workhouse

Related word relations

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4 relation types

More general

2 entries

establishmenthouse

derived from

2 entries

housepoor

is a

2 entries

establishmenthouse

related to

5 entries

charitablehomelessinstitutionpoorworkhouse

Translations

25 translations across 18 languages.

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Ancient Greek

1 entries

• πτωχοτροφεῖον noun (charitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged)

Armenian

1 entries

• աղքատանոց noun (charitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged)

Bulgarian

1 entries

• приют noun (charitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged)

Danish

1 entries

• fattighus noun (charitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged)

Dutch

1 entries

• armenhuis noun (charitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged)

Esperanto

1 entries

• almozulejo noun (charitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged)

Finnish

3 entries

• köyhäintalo noun (charitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged)
• vaivaistalo noun (charitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged)
• vaivaistupa noun (charitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged)

French

1 entries

• hospice noun (charitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged)

German

1 entries

• Armenhaus noun (charitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged)

Greek

3 entries

• πτωχοκομείο noun (charitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged)
• φτωχοκομείο noun (charitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged)
• φτωχόσπιτο noun (charitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged)

Latin

2 entries

• ptocheum noun (charitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged)
• ptochotropheum noun (charitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged)

Macedonian

2 entries

• сиропиталиште noun (charitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged)
• сиротински дом noun (charitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged)

Polish

1 entries

• przytułek dla biednych noun (charitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged)

Portuguese

1 entries

• abrigo noun (charitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged)

Russian

1 entries

• богаде́льня noun (charitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged)

Scots

1 entries

• puirshoose noun (charitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged)

Swedish

2 entries

• fattighus noun (charitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged)
• fattigstuga noun (charitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged)

Welsh

1 entries

• tloty noun (charitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged)

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