meals on wheels

noun

, (sometimes initial capital letter)

1. a program, usually one supported or subsidized by a charitable, social, or government agency, for delivering hot meals regularly to elderly, disabled, or convalescing persons who are housebound and cannot cook for themselves.

meals on wheels

noun

1. functioning as singular social welfare a service, usually subsidized, and run by a social services department or voluntary body, which delivers hot meals to elderly or housebound people who might otherwise be unable to have them

Word History and Origins

Origin of meals on wheels¹

First recorded in 1960–65