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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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Geyser was housed in a group home by Wisconsin’s Department of Health Services under court order in January, as a condition of her release from her psychiatric care facility, where she had been placed after the 2014 stabbing. Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025 Morgan Geyser, who admitted to nearly killing a classmate at the behest of the fictional character Slender Man, is back in custody after escaping from a group home in Wisconsin. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2025 Morgan Geyser, who was living under supervised release at a group home in Wisconsin for her role in the high-profile 2014 stabbing of her 12-year-old classmate, was found late Sunday about 150 miles away in Illinois. Amanda Musa, CNN Money, 24 Nov. 2025 Geyser was placed in a group home in fall 2025. Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 23 Nov. 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 26 Nov. 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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