a household in which an orphaned or delinquent child is placed (usually by a social-service agency)
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Child welfare officials say most of the remaining children will be out of foster homes today. 孩子福利机构官员称大多数剩下的孩子将离开抚养孤儿的家庭。
Much has been made of Marilyn's desperate personal history, the litany of abusive foster homes and the predatory Hollywood scum that accompanied her wriggle to stardom. 多数都是取材于玛莲令人绝望般的过去,虐待她的收养家庭以及在好莱坞一直陪伴她从无名小辈到成为明星的抵毁她的卑鄙者。