Meaning of home child | Babel Free

Definitions

A person who was sent as a child from the United Kingdom to one of its colonies, under a migration scheme founded in 1869.

historical

Examples

“[…] orphanages sent tens of thousands of children to start new lives in the overseas dominions, particularly Australia and Canada. Some 100,000 children were sent to Canada alone, and about a quarter of all Canadians have a home child on their family tree.”

CEFR level