foster care

noun

: a situation in which for a period of time a child lives with and is cared for by a foster parent

children placed in foster care

Examples of foster care in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Is Meredith’s arc going to be tied to this new patient (Martin Martinez) who is in the foster care system and potentially has cancer? — Max Gao, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026

When Elia admits, after first telling a different story, to having been hit by her parents, a social worker launches an investigation, in the meantime placing the children in foster care. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2026

In her Venice job, the majority of people had been in foster care, juvenile hall or prison. — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026

Within three days of their father’s death, the children were taken by Idaho authorities and placed in foster care in eastern Idaho, thousands of miles from their relatives in Chicago and Mexico, according to the claim. — Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above

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