Synonyms

foster home

American

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

noun

a household in which a child is raised by someone other than their biological or adoptive parent.

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

Paige has now been placed in a foster home.

From BBC • May 6, 2025

She rested in an incubator in the shelter’s ICU until staffers found a foster home where she could recover.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2025

Ashley Rhodes-Courter says she remembers clearly her time in the foster home of Charles and Marjorie Moss.

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

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