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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Because Finley Dodd was a repeat runaway, the Arizona Department of Child Safety placed her in a group home in Mesa, according to Fox. Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 2 Aug. 2025 The four students were horrifically stabbed to death in their off-campus group home in Moscow, Idaho, on November 13, 2022, by a man later identified as Bryan Kohberger. Claudia Rosenbaum, Vulture, 8 July 2025 However, in April, Leutner’s mother voiced concerns over Geyser potentially being placed in a group home roughly 8 miles from their home. Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2025 Bohren let the process continue, though concerns about the location of a group home delayed the completion of a conditional release plan even longer — past the point of Bohren's retirement this summer. Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 17 July 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 20 Aug. 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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