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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Myhre-Schnell, who’d been a regular visitor, did not return to the group home again. Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 29 July 2025 The group home where Geyser was to be relocated, Leutner's mother said at the time, was about eight miles from where Leutner lives. Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 17 July 2025 In the 10-minute hearing July 17, the Waukesha County District Attorney's Office said the plan, as drafted, no longer contains any red flags, including the undisclosed group home's proximity to where Leutner currently lives, that were raised at an April hearing. Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 17 July 2025 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 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 25 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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