perhehoito

Finnish

noun
Definitions
  • foster care formal system by which a child is cared for, in a foster family, by people other than its own parents, but without being adopted

Etymology

Compound from Finnish perhe (family) + Finnish hoito (care, treatment, therapy).

Origin

Finnish

hoito

Gloss

care, treatment, therapy

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