old home

language: de

definitions

  1. A former residence or dwelling where a person previously lived, often referring to one's childhood home or previous address.
    de: Ehemaliger Wohnsitz
  2. A residential care facility or institution for elderly people, typically a shortened form of 'old folks' home'.
    de: Altersheim
  3. One's native place, hometown, or ancestral land, often used in literary or historical contexts to evoke nostalgia or belonging.
    de: Heimat; Geburtsort

examples

  1. When she visited her old home, her face was pale and her eyes were full of fear.

    Als sie ihr altes Zuhause besuchte, war ihr Gesicht blass und ihre Augen voller Angst.

  2. After retiring, his parents moved into an old home near the coast.

    Nach dem Ruhestand zogen seine Eltern in ein Altersheim an der Küste.

  3. The poet wrote many verses about his distant old home across the sea.

    Der Dichter schrieb viele Verse über seine ferne Heimat jenseits des Meeres.