infirmary vs institution

institution vs infirmary

infirmary and institution both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
infirmary	Yes	No	No	No
institution	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, institution is a hyponym of infirmary; that is, institution is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than infirmary:

infirmary: a health facility where patients receive treatment
institution: a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person

Other hyponyms of infirmary include creche, foundling hospital, lazar house, lazaret, lazarette, lazaretto, pesthouse, maternity hospital, asylum, insane asylum, mental home, mental hospital, mental institution, psychiatric hospital, military hospital, sanatarium, sanatorium, sanitarium.

infirmary (noun)	institution (noun)
a health facility where patients receive treatment	the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
	an establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated
	a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person
	a custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or society
	an organization founded and united for a specific purpose

Difference between infirmary and institution

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