An old people's home is a place where old people live and are cared for when they are too old to look after themselves. a place where old people live and are cared for when they are too old to live by themselves = nursing home
old people
Hyphenation
old peo·ple
Turkish pronunciation
ōld pipıl
Pronunciation
/ˈōld ˈpēpəl/ /ˈoʊld ˈpiːpəl/
Etymology
[ 'Old; for sense 9 usually ] (adjective.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English eald; akin to Old High German alt old, Latin alere to nourish, alescere to grow, altus high, deep.