| NOUN | person | foster parent, foster-parent | 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 |
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| 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. | |
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| Synonym | foster-parent | |
| Narrower | 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 | |
| Broader | defender, guardian, protector, shielder | A person who cares for persons or property |
| Spanish | adoptador, adoptante | |
| Catalan | adoptant | |
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