children's homes
Care facilities for minors
Children's homes are residential institutions that house and care for minors who cannot live with their families—whether orphaned, abandoned, or removed by authorities.
The term covers a range of facilities from small group homes to larger institutions.
In British usage, children's home specifically denotes state-run or state-regulated care facilities: She grew up in a children's home in Manchester.
The plural form is standard even when referring to a single institution.
Guarding against harm
- custodyProtective care or control
- guardianshipLegal care of another
- wardshipLegal custody arrangement
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
supervision · advocacy · social worker · welfare · safeguarding · intervention · court order · legal guardian
Institution housing parentless children
- residential careSupervised communal living arrangement
- facilitySkill or equipped premises
- dormitoryStudent living building
- institutionEstablished organization or custom
state-run · charity · ward · foundling · minors · juvenile · adolescent · benefactor
Protected sacred space
- safe havenProtected place of shelter
- refugePlace of safety
- shelterProtected place or structure
- asylumShelter from persecution
haven · housing · accommodation · emergency shelter · respite · protection · escape · transitional housing
Supervised substitute parenting
- placementPutting somewhere specific
- foster parentsAdults raising others' children
- carersThose who tend others
- kinship careRelatives raising displaced children
respite care · temporary · licensing · matching · visitation · reunification · aging out · foster sibling
Legal non-birth guardians
- adoptionLegal family formation
- permanencyState of being lasting
- bondingForming close connections
- attachmentConnection or fondness
matching · birth family · heritage · ancestry · open adoption · closed adoption · finalization · adoptee
Childhood care and training
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- loveIntense fond attachment
- affectionWarm emotional attachment
development · growth · education · security · stability · comfort · discipline · mentorship
protection
Guarding against harm
- custodyProtective care or control
- guardianshipLegal care of another
- wardshipLegal custody arrangement
oversight · supervision · advocacy · social worker · welfare · safeguarding · intervention · court order · legal guardian · mandatory reporting
orphanage
Institution housing parentless children
- residential careSupervised communal living arrangement
- facilitySkill or equipped premises
- dormitoryStudent living building
institution · state-run · charity · ward · foundling · minors · juvenile · adolescent · benefactor · philanthropy
sanctuary
Protected sacred space
- safe havenProtected place of shelter
- refugePlace of safety
- shelterProtected place or structure
asylum · haven · housing · accommodation · emergency shelter · respite · protection · escape · transitional housing · domestic violence shelter
foster care
Supervised substitute parenting
- placementPutting somewhere specific
- foster parentsAdults raising others' children
- carersThose who tend others
kinship care · respite care · temporary · licensing · matching · visitation · reunification · aging out · foster sibling
adoptive parents
Legal non-birth guardians
- adoptionLegal family formation
- permanencyState of being lasting
- bondingForming close connections
attachment · matching · birth family · heritage · ancestry · open adoption · closed adoption · finalization · adoptee · relinquishment
upbringing
Childhood care and training
affection · development · growth · education · security · stability · comfort · discipline · mentorship · values
- youth carefoster care, orphanages, residential care, youth centers, residential treatment
children's homesbirth family
Relatives by blood origin
family home · nuclear family · adoptive family · adoption · foster placement
children's homesnursing homes
Residential elder care centers
retirement homes · assisted living · hospice · senior housing · hospice care
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