foster father

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• Foster father — Foster Fos ter, a. [AS. f[=o]ster, f[=o]stor, nourishment. See {Foster}, v. t.] Relating to nourishment; affording, receiving, or sharing nourishment or nurture; applied to father, mother, child, brother, etc., to indicate that the person so… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• foster father — noun a man who is a foster parent • Syn: ↑foster father • Hypernyms: ↑foster parent, ↑foster parent, ↑father figure, ↑father surrogate * * * a man who takes the place of a father in raising a child. [bef. 900; ME; …   Useful english dictionary

• foster-father — noun a man who is a foster parent • Syn: ↑foster father • Hypernyms: ↑foster parent, ↑foster parent, ↑father figure, ↑father surrogate …   Useful english dictionary

• foster father — noun An male adult who cares for a child who has been placed in foster care …   Wiktionary

• foster father — a man who takes the place of a father in raising a child. [bef. 900; ME; OE] * * * …   Universalium

• foster father — one who takes the place of a biological father in raising a child …   English contemporary dictionary

• foster-father — /ˈfɒstə faðə/ (say fostuh fahdhuh) noun someone who takes the place of a father in raising a child …  

• Foster — Fos ter, a. [AS. f[=o]ster, f[=o]stor, nourishment. See {Foster}, v. t.] Relating to nourishment; affording, receiving, or sharing nourishment or nurture; applied to father, mother, child, brother, etc., to indicate that the person so called… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Foster babe — Foster Fos ter, a. [AS. f[=o]ster, f[=o]stor, nourishment. See {Foster}, v. t.] Relating to nourishment; affording, receiving, or sharing nourishment or nurture; applied to father, mother, child, brother, etc., to indicate that the person so… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Foster brother — Foster Fos ter, a. [AS. f[=o]ster, f[=o]stor, nourishment. See {Foster}, v. t.] Relating to nourishment; affording, receiving, or sharing nourishment or nurture; applied to father, mother, child, brother, etc., to indicate that the person so… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Foster child — Foster Fos ter, a. [AS. f[=o]ster, f[=o]stor, nourishment. See {Foster}, v. t.] Relating to nourishment; affording, receiving, or sharing nourishment or nurture; applied to father, mother, child, brother, etc., to indicate that the person so… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English