| English Dictionary |
FOSTER CARE
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
| IPA (US): |  |
Dictionary entry overview: What does foster care mean?
• FOSTER CARE (noun)
The noun FOSTER CARE has 1 sense:
1. supervised care for delinquent or neglected children usually in an institution or substitute home
Familiarity information: FOSTER CARE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Supervised care for delinquent or neglected children usually in an institution or substitute home
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("foster care" is a kind of...):
care; charge; guardianship; tutelage (attention and management implying responsibility for safety)
Context examples
Some are in foster care, a temporary home setting.
(Adoption, NIH)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"There's always a deep breath before a plunge." (English proverb)
"To give happiness to another person gives such a great merit, it cannot even be carried by a horse." (Bhutanese proverb)
"If the hair was precious, wouldn't grow on the ass." (Arabic proverb)
"He who has money and friends, turns his nose at justice." (Corsican proverb)
"To give happiness to another person gives such a great merit, it cannot even be carried by a horse." (Bhutanese proverb)
"If the hair was precious, wouldn't grow on the ass." (Arabic proverb)
"He who has money and friends, turns his nose at justice." (Corsican proverb)