Pre-nursing homes? (5)

I believe the answer is:

uteri

(Other definitions for uteri that I've seen before include "baby carriers" , "Places seeing early growth" , "Organs reproducing" , "several organs" , "Organs for girls" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times.

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