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foster home

[faw-ster hohm, fos-ter] / ˈfɔ stər ˈhoʊm, ˈfɒs tər /
NOUN
household caring for orphaned or troubled child
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They are all now settling into a foster home.

From BBC Mar. 1, 2026

The state placed her in an “affirming” foster home, where she shares a bedroom with a teenage boy.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 27, 2026

I grew up in a foster home in the San Fernando Valley.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 7, 2025

Joanna Napoletano and Darlene Sindle had lived with the Galston triplets in a local foster home, and were known to run with a rowdy crowd.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 18, 2024

Instead of closing the Potts foster home, the department merely asked the Pottses for an explanation about each of the accusations.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter



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