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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The teen in the video, who had turned 15 by that time, and another girl, who was 14, were living in a group home in Dayton. Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 24 Oct. 2024 The group was the second trio of girls to run away from the group home in one week, police said. Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 12 Sep. 2024 Both converge on Disaster Trick as the group homes in on epiphanies from dejection and emotional freefall. Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 16 Aug. 2024 The biggest need our city faces is unethical and uncertified group homes, including sober living homes. Jonathan Horwitz, Orange County Register, 4 Oct. 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 8 Nov. 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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