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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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

Paige has now been placed in a foster home.

From BBC • May 6, 2025

She fantasizes that the next place she goes—because there’s always a next place, another foster home, a new school—she’ll start over with a new, easier-to-maintain look.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline