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Noun: foster care  fós-tu(r) kehr
  1. Supervised care for delinquent or neglected children usually in an institution or substitute home
    "The siblings were placed in foster care after their parents were deemed unfit"

Derived forms: foster cares

Type of: care, charge, guardianship, tutelage

Encyclopedia: Foster care