| better half | n (jocular), (ref to husband) kawan; (ref to wife) orang rumah, kawan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| asylum | n 1. (formerly termed lunatic asylum) /rumah sakit, hospital, rumah orang/ gila, rumah sakit otak; 2. place of refuge, suaka, tempat berlindung; 3. refuge, perlindungan: to seek political ~, meminta perlindungan politik. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| home | 4. place where st originates, tempat bermulanya: Scotland is the ~ of golf, Scotland ialah tempat bermulanya permainan golf; 5. institution for the old, orphans, etc, rumah: old folks’ ~, rumah orang-orang tua; an orphans’ ~, rumah anak-anak yatim; 6. natural environment, tempat tinggal semula jadi: the Arctic is the ~ of the polar bear, kawasan Artik ialah tempat tinggal semula jadi beruang kutub; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| aged | adj 1. old, tua: an ~ man, seorang lelaki tua; the ~, orang-orang tua: a home for the ~, rumah utk orang-orang tua; 2. of, characteristic of old age, tanda tua: ~ wrinkles, kedut-kedut tanda tua; 3. of the age of, berumur, berusia: a boy ~ twelve, budak lelaki yg berumur dua belas tahun. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| institution | n 1. (building occupied by) important organization established for particular purpose, institusi: ~s of higher learning, institusi pengajian tinggi; a charitable ~, institusi kebajikan; 2. home run by official organization, a. (for children) rumah anak-anak yatim; b. (for old people) rumah orang-orang tua; (run by the Malaysian government) rumah sri kenangan: she became angry when her husband suggested that they should put her mother into an ~, dia marah apabila suaminya mencadangkan supaya ibunya dimasukkan ke rumah orang-orang tua; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| amah | n maid servant, amah, pembantu rumah, orang gaji. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| institutionalize | vt 1. place in institution, memasukkan [sso] + approp n: his wife used all her powers of persuasion but he still would not agree to ~ his mother, isterinya menggunakan segala daya memujuk tetapi dia masih tdk bersetuju utk memasukkan ibunya ke rumah orang-orang tua; 2. make into an institution, menginstitusikan: to ~ corrupt practices, menginstitusikan amalan-amalan rasuah; 3. (usu pass.) accustom (so.) to institutional care, supervised routine, etc, (menjadi) biasa dgn kehidupan di + approp n: having spent twenty years of his life behind bars, he is so ~d that it would take some time for him to adapt to life outside, setelah menghabiskan hidupnya selama dua puluh tahun dlm penjara, dia begitu biasa dgn kehidupan di situ hingga memerlukan masa yg agak lama utk menyesuaikan diri dgn kehidupan di luar. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| help | n 1. assistance, pertolongan, bantuan; (from God) pertolongan: the refugees received ~ from the Red Crescent, orang-orang pelarian itu menerima pertolongan dr Persatuan Bulan Sabit Merah; we will survive the crisis with God’s ~, kita akan dapat mengatasi krisis ini dgn pertolongan Tuhan; 2. assistant, servant, pembantu: domestic ~ is hard to find, pembantu rumah sukar dicari; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| flood | ~ so. out, (usu pass.) a. make so. homeless by flooding, sso kehilangan rumah akibat banjir: many people were ~ed out last winter, ramai orang kehilangan rumah akibat banjir musim sejuk yg lalu; b. force so. to leave home because of flooding, sso terpaksa meninggalkan rumah: my parents were ~ed out for ten days in December, ibu bapa saya terpaksa meninggalkan rumah selama sepuluh hari bulan Disember lalu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| invalid 1 | n (because of chronic ill health ) orang sakit (dan tdk berdaya), orang yg uzur; (because of injury) orang cacat: a home for ~s, rumah utk orang yg uzur; stop treating me like an ~!, jangan perlakukan saya spt orang sakit!; be an ~, a. (because of chronic ill health) uzur, sakit (dan tdk berdaya): my grandmother is an ~, nenek saya uzur; b. (because of injury) cacat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |