FOSTER-PARENT
Dictionary entry overview: What does foster-parent mean? • FOSTER-PARENT (noun)
The noun FOSTER-PARENT has 1 sense:
1. a person who acts as parent and guardian for a child in place of the child's natural parents but without legally adopting the child
Familiarity information: FOSTER-PARENT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• FOSTER-PARENT (noun)
Meaning:
A person who acts as parent and guardian for a child in place of the child's natural parents but without legally adopting the child
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
foster parent; foster-parent
Hypernyms ("foster-parent" is a kind of...):
defender; guardian; protector; shielder (a person who cares for persons or property)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "foster-parent"):
foster father; foster-father (a man who is a foster parent)
foster mother; foster-mother (a woman who is a foster parent and raises another's child)
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