Child Welfare

verb to legally take another person's child into your own family and take care of him or her as your own

adjective having been legally taken into another person's family and raised as their own child

• The couple decided to adopt a child from an orphanage.
• My sister adopted a rescue dog from the shelter.
• I heard she adopted a new style for her hair.
• The company adopted a new marketing strategy to increase sales.

noun the act of fostering or being fostered; the care and protection given to a child by someone other than its natural or adoptive parents

• Fosterage is a practice where a child is raised by someone who is not their biological parent.
• I heard they are considering fosterage for their neighbor's child.
• I never knew fosterage could be so complicated.
• In literature, the theme of fosterage often symbolizes the idea of nurturing and growth.

noun a school that provides vocational and technical training for specific industries

adjective referring to a person who is below the legal age of consent or majority

• It is illegal to sell alcohol to underage individuals.
• They caught him trying to sneak into the club even though he's underage.
• I can't believe she's dating that guy, he's so underage.
• Her emotional maturity is still underage compared to her peers.