foster : Idioms & Phrases

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Foster babe, ∨ child

  • an infant of child nursed by a woman not its mother, or bred by a man not its father.
Webster 1913

foster brother

  • noun your foster brother is a male who is not a son of your parents but who is raised by your parents
    foster brother.
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Foster brother, Foster sister

  • one who is, or has been, nursed at the same breast, or brought up by the same nurse as another, but is not of the same parentage.
Webster 1913

foster care

  • noun supervised care for delinquent or neglected children usually in an institution or substitute home
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foster child

  • noun a child who is raised by foster parents
    foster child; fosterling.
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Foster dam

  • one who takes the place of a mother; a nurse. Dryden.
Webster 1913

foster daughter

  • noun someone who is raised as a daughter although not related by birth
    foster daughter.
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Foster earth

  • earth by which a plant is nourished, though not its native soil. J. Philips.
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foster family

  • noun the family of a fosterling
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Foster father

  • noun a man who is a foster parent
    foster father.
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  • a man who takes the place of a father in caring for a child. Bacon.
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foster home

  • noun a household in which an orphaned or delinquent child is placed (usually by a social-service agency)
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Foster land

  • . (a) Land allotted for the maintenance of any one. Obs. (b) One's adopted country.
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Foster lean

  • [ foster + AS. læn a loan See Loan.] , remuneration fixed for the rearing of a foster child; also, the jointure of a wife. Obs. Wharton.
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Foster mother

  • noun a woman who is a foster parent and raises another's child
    foster mother.
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  • a woman who takes a mother's place in the nurture and care of a child; a nurse.
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Foster nurse

  • a nurse; a nourisher. R. Shak.
Webster 1913

Foster parent

  • noun 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
    foster parent.
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  • a foster mother or foster father.
Webster 1913

foster sister

  • noun your foster sister is a female who is not a daughter of your parents but who is raised by your parents
    foster sister.
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Foster son

  • noun someone who is raised as a son although not related by birth
    foster son.
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  • a male foster child.
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foster-brother

  • noun your foster brother is a male who is not a son of your parents but who is raised by your parents
    foster brother.
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foster-child

  • noun a child who is raised by foster parents
    foster child; fosterling.
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foster-daughter

  • noun someone who is raised as a daughter although not related by birth
    foster daughter.
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foster-father

  • noun a man who is a foster parent
    foster father.
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foster-mother

  • noun a woman who is a foster parent and raises another's child
    foster mother.
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foster-nurse

  • noun a nurse who raises another woman's child as her own
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foster-parent

  • noun 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
    foster parent.
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foster-sister

  • noun your foster sister is a female who is not a daughter of your parents but who is raised by your parents
    foster sister.
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foster-son

  • noun someone who is raised as a son although not related by birth
    foster son.
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john foster dulles

  • noun United States diplomat who (as Secretary of State) pursued a policy of opposition to the USSR by providing aid to American allies (1888-1959)
    Dulles.
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stephen collins foster

  • noun United States songwriter whose songs embody the sentiment of the South before the American Civil War (1826-1864)
    Stephen Collins Foster; Foster.
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stephen foster

  • noun United States songwriter whose songs embody the sentiment of the South before the American Civil War (1826-1864)
    Stephen Collins Foster; Foster.
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