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FOSTER CHILD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does foster child mean?
• FOSTER CHILD (noun)
The noun FOSTER CHILD has 1 sense:
1. a child who is raised by foster parents
Familiarity information: FOSTER CHILD used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A child who is raised by foster parents
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
foster-child; foster child; fosterling
Hypernyms ("foster child" is a kind of...):
child; fry; kid; minor; nestling; nipper; shaver; small fry; tiddler; tike; tyke; youngster (a young person of either sex)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "foster child"):
foster-daughter; foster daughter (someone who is raised as a daughter although not related by birth)
foster-son; foster son (someone who is raised as a son although not related by birth)
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