used to describe children who are in care (= looked after by local government because their parents are either dead or not able to look after them themselves)
Synonyms and related words
Adoption and caring for other people’s children
adopt
adopted
adopter
looked-after
adjectiveBritish
US /lʊktˈæftər/
Other entries for this word
look afterphrasal verb
DEFINITIONS1
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used to describe children who are cared for by a government organization because their parents are either dead or not able to look after them themselves