foster home

/ˈfɑstər hoʊm/
/ˈfɒstə həʊm/
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Other forms: foster homes

Definitions of foster home
  1. noun
    a household in which an orphaned or delinquent child is placed (usually by a social-service agency)
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    type of:
    family, home, house, household, menage
    a social unit living together
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