Definition of 'foster parent'
adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
See full dictionary entry for fosterFoster parents are people who officially take a child into their family for a period of time, without becoming the child's legal parents. The child is referred to as their foster child.
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British English: foster parent
NOUN /ˈfɒstə ˈpɛərənt/
Foster parents are people who officially take a child into their family for a period of time, without becoming the child's legal parents.
The child was placed with foster parents.
- American English: foster /ˈfɔstər/
- Brazilian Portuguese: adotivo
- Chinese: 收养的
- European Spanish: de acogida
- French: d'accueil
- German: Pflege-
- Italian: affidatario
- Japanese: 里親の
- Korean: 맡아 기르는일정 기간 동안
- European Portuguese: adotivo
- Latin American Spanish: de acogida
- Thai: พ่อแม่บุญธรรม
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