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We were so poor that my mother would often leave me in a foster home until she could raise enough money to rent rooms for us.
Carmen Dell'Orefice

Meaning of "foster home" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FOSTER HOME

foster home  [ˈfɒstə həʊm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FOSTER HOME

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adjective
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Foster home is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FOSTER HOME MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Foster care

Foster Care or a Foster Home is the term used for a system in which a minor has been placed into a ward, group home, or private home of a state-certified caregiver referred to as a "foster parent". The placement of the child is usually arranged through the government or a social-service agency. The institution, group home or foster parent is compensated for expenses. The state via the family court and child protection agency stand in loco parentis to the minor, making all legal decisions while the foster parent is responsible for the day-to-day care of the minor. The vast majority of children who would otherwise need foster care are in kinship care, that is, in the care of grandparents or other relatives. Most kinship care is done informally, without the involvement of a court or public organization. However, in the U.S., formal kinship care is increasingly common. In 2012, a quarter of all children in formal foster care were placed with relatives.

Definition of foster home in the English dictionary

The definition of foster home in the dictionary is the home of a person who fosters a child or animal.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FOSTER HOME


chrome
krəʊm
dishome
dɪsˈhəʊm
dome
dəʊm
foam
fəʊm
genom
ˈdʒiːnəʊm
heaume
həʊm
holm
həʊm
home
həʊm
honeycomb
ˈhʌnɪˌkəʊm
monochrome
ˈmɒnəˌkrəʊm
motorhome
ˈməʊtəˌhəʊm
nome
nəʊm
nonhome
ˌnɒnˈhəʊm
re-home
ˌriːˈhəʊm
Rome
rəʊm
skyhome
ˈskaɪˌhəʊm
Stockholm
ˈstɒkhəʊm
syndrome
ˈsɪndrəʊm
tome
təʊm
tumblehome
ˈtʌmbəlˌhəʊm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FOSTER HOME

fossilise
fossilised
fossilizable
fossilization
fossilize
fossilized
fossor
fossorial
fossula
fossulate
foster
foster child
foster father
foster mother
foster parent
fosterage
fosterer
fostering
fosterling
fostress

WORDS THAT END LIKE FOSTER HOME

a home from home
at home
at-home
care home
children´s home
come home
community home
drive home
funeral home
holiday home
house and home
maternity home
mobile home
nursing home
residential home
retirement home
second home
spiritual home
starter home
till the cows come home
villa home

Synonyms and antonyms of foster home in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «foster home» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FOSTER HOME

Find out the translation of foster home to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of foster home from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «foster home» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

寄养家庭
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

casa de acogida
570 millions of speakers

English

foster home
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फोस्टर होम
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

منزل فوستر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

детский дом
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lar adotivo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাড়ী বাড়ান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

famille adoptive
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rumah angkat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pflegeheim
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

児童養護施設
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

위탁 가정
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngopeni omah
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

nhà nuôi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வளர்ப்பு வீட்டில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

घर वाढवणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bakım Evi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

favorire casa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zastępczej
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дитячий будинок
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

casa de copii
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανάδοχη οικογένεια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pleeghuis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fosterhem
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fosterhjem
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of foster home

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FOSTER HOME»

The term «foster home» is regularly used and occupies the 63.536 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FOSTER HOME» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about foster home

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QUOTES WITH «FOSTER HOME»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word foster home.
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Carmen Dell'Orefice
We were so poor that my mother would often leave me in a foster home until she could raise enough money to rent rooms for us.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FOSTER HOME»

Discover the use of foster home in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to foster home and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends Jr. Chapter Book
Eight-year-old Mac's best friend is Bloo, but when Mac's mother decides he is too old to have an imaginary friend, he has to send Bloo away to Foster's, a home for imaginary friends, where he may get adopted by someone else.
P . Pollack, Meg Belviso, 2006
2
Foster Placements: Why They Succeed and Why They Fail
Policy makers are provided with rich qualitative accounts with which to increase and strengthen the success of foster placements. This is essential reading for social workers, policy makers and foster families.
Ian Gibbs, Ian Sinclair, Kate Wilson, 2004
3
Zachary's New Home: A Story for Foster and Adopted Children
This story for adopted and foster children describes the adventures of Zachary the kitten, who is taken from his mother's house when his mot her is unable to take care of him.
Geraldine Molettiere Blomquist, Paul B. Blomquist, 1990
4
Legislation on Foster Care and Other Out-of-home Placements
Out-of-Countv Foster Home Licensure a. Current Law Under current law, a county department of social services or human services providing child welfare services may license foster homes within the county [s. 48.57 (1) (i), Stats.]. b. Senate ...
Jane Henkel, 1993
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Murphy's Three Homes: A Story for Children in Foster Care
A dog describes the emotional ups and downs of being in multiple foster homes and living in unfamiliar surroundings. Includes note to parents.
Jan Levinson Gilman, 2008
6
The Child in the Foster Home
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Sophie Van Senden Theis, 2012
7
The Effects of Foster Home Placements on Academic ...
Gabrielle P. Mauren. CHAPTER V Discussion The present study sought to examine how number of foster care placements and age at which a child was first removed from their biological mother influenced cognitive and behavioral ...
Gabrielle P. Mauren, 2007
8
Adoptive and foster parent screening: a professional guide ...
Screening applicants for adoption or foster homes has life-altering consequences for the children involved, yet there are incredibly few programs available to train screeners.
James Dickerson, Mardi Allen, 2007
9
Maybe Days: A Book for Children in Foster Care
Introduces the people and procedures involved in foster care, and the feelings, reactions, and concerns of new foster children. Includes an afterword for caregivers.
Jennifer Wilgocki, Marcia Kahn Wright, 2002
10
Kinship Foster Care: Policy, Practice, and Research
Suter (1992) consent decree, particularly regarding relative preference and appeal rights for relatives when children are not placed with them or when relatives are denied relative home approval or foster home licensing. The Reid v. McDonald ...
Rebecca L. Hegar, Maria Scannapieco, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FOSTER HOME»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term foster home is used in the context of the following news items.
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Third foster home dedicated in Manasota Campus in Palmetto
Grownups and children enjoyed the festivities for the dedication of the third foster home by the Guardian Angels and Florida Baptist Children's ... «Bradenton Herald, Jul 15»
2
Looking for a Home, 7/12/15
In addition, we are able to learn more about their personalities and preferences when they live in a foster home. Since May, PAWS has rescued ... «San Angelo Standard Times, Jul 15»
3
Interested in becoming a foster parent?
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to call 919-642-6953 or 919-642-6956 to speak with one of our foster home licensing social ... «Chatham Journal Weekly, Jul 15»
4
Homeless hearts: Foster home shortage sends hundreds of children …
Homeless hearts: Foster home shortage sends hundreds of children out of county. Story · Comments. Print: Create a hardcopy of this page ... «Hickory Daily Record, Jul 15»
5
Foster kids receive Gift of Caring
The cookies were hand-delivered June 10 to Irma DeAnda, a foster home certifier and licenser with the Department of Human Service's Child ... «East Oregonian, Jul 15»
6
2 teen girls missing from foster home
LAYTON — Police are looking for two missing girls who were last seen at foster home New Beginnings the evening of July 1. McKenzey Madill ... «KSL.com, Jul 15»
7
Two teenage girls missing from Syracuse foster home
McKenzey Madill, 13, and Alice Mpawenimana, 15, both are suspected of running away from the New Beginnings foster home in Syracuse the ... «Standard-Examiner, Jul 15»
8
Omarion Humphrey, Autistic Foster Child Failed By Almost Everyone …
Harvey even added to her testimony about the foster home that there had also been another complaint lodged in the past, with the agency ... «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»
9
Feds punish state for failing foster care standards
More than 200 children have gone through Kate and Tyree Walton's foster home in Brooklyn Park in the past four years, but for them one child ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jul 15»
10
Police Find Man Who Ran Away from Foster Home
Police have located a 19-year-old who ran away after an argument with his foster parent in Naugatuck. Police spent Wednesday searching for ... «NBC Connecticut, Jul 15»

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