foster home
noun
plural foster homes
: a home or homelike setting where a person or animal is placed for temporary care: such as
a
: a home in which a child receives care from a foster parent
The child, her adopted parents later learned, had been abandoned by her single mother and sent through a series of foster homes …—
Deborah Bloom
Deborah BloomTreehouse is a planned intergenerational community, created in the hope that a close-knit support network can prevent children from bouncing from one foster home to another and give them tools to succeed.—Pam Belluck
Pam Belluck
b
: a household or similar setting providing temporary care to an animal (such as one that is injured or awaiting adoption)
She had provided a foster home to more than a dozen of the program's birds before and had found the work highly rewarding.—Dugan Arnett
Dugan ArnettThe cat project currently has 150 cats in foster homes, aside from the many cats in the shelter itself.—Patricia Camerota
Patricia CamerotaExamples of foster home in a Sentence
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The couple had been running a foster home since 2018 and had no prior allegations of abuse, Sampaguita Jones’ public defender said during the hearing.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2025
The orphanage had closed after losing government funding as the state had lost faith in the orphanage model of care in favor of foster homes.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2025
Hearts have melted over a terrified rescue dog who took a big step in showing her vulnerability, almost a month after being in a loving foster home.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
Representatives of local animal rescues, shelters, foster homes and from neighboring cities' shelters addressed their concerns with the Rogers shelter.
—Miceala Morano, arkansasonline.com, 5 June 2025
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Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2025
The orphanage had closed after losing government funding as the state had lost faith in the orphanage model of care in favor of foster homes.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2025
Hearts have melted over a terrified rescue dog who took a big step in showing her vulnerability, almost a month after being in a loving foster home.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
Representatives of local animal rescues, shelters, foster homes and from neighboring cities' shelters addressed their concerns with the Rogers shelter.
—Miceala Morano, arkansasonline.com, 5 June 2025
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“Foster home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foster%20home. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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