FOSTER PARENT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

foster-parent; foster parent

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("foster parent" is a kind of...):

defender; guardian; protector; shielder (a person who cares for persons or property)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "foster parent"):

foster-father; foster father (a man who is a foster parent)

foster-mother; foster mother (a woman who is a foster parent and raises another's child)