foster home
A household in which a child is placed for foster careA household in which a child is placed for foster care.
» I grew up in foster homes.
Meaning
2 sensesA household in which a child is placed for foster care.
a household in which an orphaned or delinquent child is placed (usually by a social-service agency)
A household that volunteers to care for a domestic animal it does not own, especially by raising it from infancy until it is old enough to be adopted by a permanent owner.
Examples
17 sentencesI grew up in foster homes.
I live in a foster home.
deIch wohne bei einer Pflegefamilie. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom grew up in a foster home.
deTom wuchs bei einer Pflegefamilie auf. — Dejo
I grew up in a foster home.
ruЯ вырос в приёмной семье. — scriptin
deIch bin bei einer Pflegefamilie aufgewachsen. — Waldelfe
Tom went from one foster home to another.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From foster + home.From foster + home.
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