foster home

foster home
foster home n: a household in which care is provided to a child who has been orphaned or removed from the home of his or her natural parents (as for reasons of abuse, neglect, or delinquency)

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

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  • foster home — n. a home in which a child or children are raised by people other than their natural or adoptive parents …   English World dictionary

  • foster home — noun a household in which an orphaned or delinquent child is placed (usually by a social service agency) (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑family, ↑household, ↑house, ↑home, ↑menage * * * noun : a household in which an orphaned …   Useful english dictionary

  • foster-home — fosˈter home noun • • • Main Entry: ↑foster …   Useful english dictionary

  • foster home — fos′ter home′ n. soc a household in which a child is given parental care by someone other than its birth parent or adoptive parent …   From formal English to slang

  • foster home — A home for children without parents or who have been taken from their parents …   Black's law dictionary

  • foster home — A home for children without parents or who have been taken from their parents …   Black's law dictionary

  • foster home — noun Date: 1886 a household in which an orphaned, neglected, or delinquent child is placed for care …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • foster home — a household in which a child is raised by someone other than its natural or adoptive parent. * * * …   Universalium

  • foster home — /ˈfɒstə hoʊm/ (say fostuh hohm) noun a household in which a child is raised by a person or persons other than its natural father or mother …  

  • Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends — Intertitle Genre Animated series, Fantasy, Sitcom Created by Craig McCracken …   Wikipedia

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