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 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 To care for Amy and her four sisters, Mississippi would have paid a foster home of strangers about $3,000 each month and a group home $14,000. Jayme Fraser, USA Today, 16 June 2025 Skilled nursing facilities, group homes and rehabilitation centers won’t take people who don’t have anyone to pay for them, Spellberg said. Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2025 One Twitter user pointed out that Lilo is put in the guardianship of a neighbor, rather than a stranger or group home. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 25 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for group home

Word History

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 9 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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