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From વૃદ્ધ (vŕddh) + આશ્રમ (āśram). Not, as may be supposed, from Sanskrit વૃદ્ધાશ્રમ (vṛddhāśrama, “the old period or last stage in a Brahmin's life”).
વૃદ્ધાશ્રમ • (vŕddhāśram) m
- (formal, polite) nursing home
- Synonym: ઘરડાંઘર (gharḍā̃ghar)
