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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In mid-November, after just a few weeks of living at the group home, Mills ended up back in a hospital. Sam Whitehead, NPR, 21 Nov. 2024 According to police, two employees of the group home were fired before the assaults were reported to authorities. Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 Nov. 2024 Acting out Like many children who have suffered abuse or neglect, acting out and breaking rules became a way of life for Grace and Destiny and their housemates at the group homes. Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2024 Listen to this article A resident of a Staten Island group home was fatally stabbed by a housemate, cops said. John Annese, New York Daily News, 24 Nov. 2024 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 22 Dec. 2024.

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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