foster care

American

noun

the raising or supervision of foster children, as orphans or delinquents, in an institution, group home, or private home, usually arranged through a government or social-service agency that provides remuneration for expenses.

Example Sentences

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As the woman never returned the dog was placed in foster care.

From BBC

Additionally, studio apartments will be available to provide temporary housing for the kids’ birth parents and transitional housing for teens aging out of foster care.

From MarketWatch

“If we go to foster care, I’ll only see Boo one week a year?”

From Literature

Julian had been almost eighteen and out of foster care, looking to do things on his own.

From Literature

After the children were initially taken into foster care in Scotland, they were moved back to Newport and stayed in care for about a year.

From BBC

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