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 

• FOSTER-CHILD (noun)

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)