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group home

American  

noun

  1. a substitute home, usually located in a residential neighborhood, providing foster care for orphans, delinquents, disabled persons, or others with special needs.


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The judge ordered her to be housed in a group home for high-risk male teens and young adults.

From The Wall Street Journal

But a few days after making that promise, Danny was placed in the care of a family called the Finnegans while Pili stayed at the group home.

From Literature

Danny had once tried to count how many kids had been in his group home, but it was like counting grains of sand or blades of grass.

From Literature

He’d go with Mrs. Contreras to the group home.

From Literature

After the Finnegans, he’d moved back into the group home.

From Literature