foster care

noun
the raising or supervision of foster children, as orphans or delinquents, in an institution, group home, or private home, usually arranged through a government or social-service agency that provides remuneration for expenses.
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foster care

noun
supervised care for delinquent or neglected children usually in an institution or substitute home 
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Foster care is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
Example sentences
Information about services related to foster care.
Foster care funds don't cover parents' bills, report says.
One has been adopted, and another dog is one step closer in foster care.
Organizations that provide information on foster care.
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