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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Set in Florida circa 1970, Grady Hendrix’s vintage-feeling horror novel centers on a sinister group home for pregnant teens. Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025 My ex-wife removed him from a group home five years ago and took him out of the country. Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 4 Dec. 2025 My ex-wife removed him from a group home five years ago and took him out of the country. Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025 Morgan Geyser may face her new reality in court following her escape from a Madison group home, but for now her attorney says she should be returned to the Oshkosh mental health facility, not a jail. Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 1 Dec. 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 14 Dec. 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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