group home

noun

: a residence for persons requiring care or supervision

Examples of group home in a Sentence

a group home for young adults with disabilities
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The suit also alleges that administrators forced staff to delete a video from February 2023 showing one of the group home’s autism support professionals, Bryan Amegah, kicking J.P. in the torso. John Annese, New York Daily News, 10 July 2025 Manuel had just received funding from a local Native religious foundation, but was able to divert the funds to engaging with the group home. Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 4 July 2025 Banks tried growing vegetables outside his group home. Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2025 The report also showed across-the-board increases from 2019 to 2024 in child care centers and group homes for both infants and toddlers ranging from $2,250 to $3,055. Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for group home

Word History

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of group home was in 1967

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“Group home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/group%20home. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.

Medical Definition

group home

noun
: a residence for persons (as developmentally disabled individuals or foster children) requiring care, assistance, or supervision
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