foster parent
–noun
| a foster father or foster mother. |
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foster parent
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| foster parent | |
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| 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 [syn: foster-parent] |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
ˈfoster-parent (ˈfoster-father, *ˈfoster-mother) noun
a person who looks after a child not his or her own
See also: foster-brother, foster-sister, foster-child, foster, "foster parent" in any language
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