children's home
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children's home
An institution where children and teenagers live when, for various reasons, they cannot grow up with their families. There, they are cared for and looked after by trained professionals.
Nach dem Tod ihrer Eltern kamen die Geschwister in ein Kinderheim.
After their parents died, the siblings were placed in a children's home.
The word is made up of 'Kinder' (children, plural of 'Kind') and 'Heim' (home). So it literally describes a home for children.
Er hat einen großen Teil seiner Jugend in einem Kinderheim verbracht.
He spent a large part of his youth in a children's home.
Pay attention to the preposition 'in' and the correct case: movement toward the place is expressed with 'ins Kinderheim' (into the children's home, accusative), while staying there is described with 'im Kinderheim' (in the children's home, dative).
Das Kind wurde in ein Kinderheim gebracht.
The child was brought to a children's home.
Common verbs used with 'Kinderheim' (children's home) are 'aufwachsen' (to grow up), 'leben' (to live), 'wohnen' (to live/reside), 'kommen' (to come), and 'bringen' (to bring).
Manche Kinder wachsen in einem Kinderheim auf.
Some children grow up in a children's home.
home / institution
'das Heim' and 'das Kinderheim' can both refer to a supervised institution. 'das Heim' is general and can stand for different groups. 'das Kinderheim' is a specific type of 'Heim': children or teenagers who cannot grow up with their families live there. Learners may confuse the words because 'Kinderheim' contains the word 'Heim'. If it should be clear that children are meant, 'Kinderheim' is the precise choice.
Sie besucht ein Kinderheim, weil sie dort ehrenamtlich helfen möchte.
She is visiting a children's home because she wants to help there as a volunteer.
Du kannst dem Heim alte Kleidung und Spielsachen spenden.
You can donate old clothes and toys to the home.