noun
: a household in which an orphaned, neglected, or delinquent child or a person mentally ill is placed for care usually with the approval of the government or of a social-service agency
noun
: a household in which an orphaned, neglected, or delinquent child or a person mentally ill is placed for care usually with the approval of the government or of a social-service agency
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012