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

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

With dizzying speed and less-than-rigorous due process, all five of the Gheorghiu children—including the youngest, who’s still breastfeeding—are taken away and placed into foster care. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2026

Kimball, 63, was adopted on his first birthday by a family in Berkeley after spending a few months in the foster care system. — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026

At 13, Kerr landed in the foster care system in Reno, Nevada, because his father was in prison and his mother was absent. — ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above

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