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

Recent Examples on the Web

Anderson worked as an aide for people with developmental disabilities and had just wrapped up a shift at a nearby group home when she was shot, per CBS News. — Ben Brachfeld, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026

Be aware that most group homes have a significant population of seniors with dementia. — R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 14 July 2026

The state argues that cities already have resources to legally address problems at individual group homes. — Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 9 July 2026

According to federal officials, investigators found that Brown arranged Uber trips to pick up one to three teenage girls from a state-run group home on multiple occasions in March 2024. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for group home

• biome
• genome
• nichrome
• noisome
• prodrome
• radome
• rhizome
• shalom
• syndrome
• acrosome
• aerodrome
• catacomb

Medical Definition

group home

noun

-ˌhōm 

: a residence for persons (as developmentally disabled individuals or foster children) requiring care, assistance, or supervision