Definition & Meaning of "foster parent"in English

Foster parent

a person who takes someone else's child and raises them without legally becoming their parent

Grammatical Information

Animacy status

Human

Composition

Compound

Countable

singular

gender specific

Plural form

foster parents

Masculine Singular

foster father

Female Singular

foster mother

neutral form

foster parent

Examples

She became a foster parent to provide a loving home for children in need.

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