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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Vassell said her son, who was diagnosed with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, lives in a group home in East Flatbush more than 2 miles away from where he was shot. Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2025 The email was sent in response to a plan by the city of Fort Worth to rezone 23 properties owned by the district to make sure they can only be used for community facilities such as schools, colleges, churches, recreational centers and group homes. Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Feb. 2025 He was sent back to the group home and ordered treatment to continue. Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025 Illinois has a troubled track record of transitioning residents to group homes, and supply remains low. Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 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 23 Mar. 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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