foster home

[faw-ster hohm, fos-ter] / ˈfɔ stər ˈhoʊm, ˈfɒs tər /

NOUN

household caring for orphaned or troubled child

Synonyms

WEAK

halfway house safe harbor safe house

Example Sentences

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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

Paige has now been placed in a foster home.

From BBC • May 6, 2025

It turns out she had stolen it from the man who ran the foster home.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2024

When the welfare man sent me to the first foster home, and again when I ended up with the Swerlins in Mason.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz