home-stayfamily
nounUK /ˌhəʊm ˈsteɪ ˌfæməli/
US /ˌhoʊm ˈsteɪ ˌfæməli/
A home-stay family is a family that lets a visitor live in their house for a while.
My home-stay family cooked dinner for me every night.
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2. A family that takes care of a student who comes from another country.
She stayed with a home-stay family in London to learn English.
3. A family that gives a person a room and meals during a trip or program.
The home-stay family showed us around their town.
4. A family that acts like a second family for a visitor far from home.
His home-stay family still calls him every year.