waiting child
Youth seeking family
A waiting child is a child in foster care or an orphanage who is available for adoption but has not yet been placed with a family.
The term appears frequently in adoption contexts, often describing older children, sibling groups, or children with special needs who face longer waits for permanent homes: The agency maintains a photo listing of waiting children.
- orphanChild whose parents died
- foster careSupervised substitute parenting
- adoptionLegal family formation
- adoption agencyService arranging child placement
- fosterEncourage development of
anticipation · longing · patience · holding breath · bated breath · eager · hopeful · anxious · expectant · nursery · cradle · yearning · watchful · pregnant · birth · mother · father · family