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

Paige has now been placed in a foster home.

From BBC • May 6, 2025

Within hours, Sindle seemed to have a mental breakdown, according to accounts relayed in police reports: On the night of Aug. 11, she was wandering around the foster home talking about “guts.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2024

Paula's baby stayed in a foster home for a few weeks before he was taken to his adoptive family.

From BBC • Jul. 21, 2024

Even after Horan was pulled from the Mallons at the end of the school year and put in a new foster home, he and Jimmy stayed in touch.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge