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foster child en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Inherited from Old English fōstorċild.

Meanings

1. A child in foster care; a child in one's foster care, in relation to oneself.
   • Another hopeful broad-gauge prospect was the Oxford, Worcester & Wolverhampton Railway. It was fostered by the Great Western but the authority of the parent over its foster-child rapidly disappeared. 1959 December, John Alves, “Resorts for Railfans - 29: Oxford”, in Trains Illustrated, page 596:

Forms

Relateds

foster son · foster sib · foster home · foster care · foster daughter · foster parent · foster mother · foster family · foster father · foster sibling

Translations (60)

ru приёмный ребёнок (child in foster care) · az oğulluq (child in foster care) · nn pleiebarn (child in foster care) · fr enfant adoptif (child in foster care) · de Pflegekind (child in foster care) · es hijo adoptivo temporáneo (child in foster care) · cmn 養子 /养子 (child in foster care) · ang fōsterċild (child in foster care) · cmn 被收養人 /被收养人 (child in foster care) · la alumna (child in foster care) · ang fōsterbearn (child in foster care) · az övladlıq (child in foster care) · uk годо́ванець (child in foster care) · ga páiste altrama (child in foster care) · sga daltae (child in foster care) · gd dalta (child in foster care) · hu fogadott (child in foster care) · ka ნაშვილები (child in foster care) · fi kasvattilapsi (child in foster care) · tl ampon (child in foster care) · grc τρόφιμος (child in foster care) · pl wychowaniec (child in foster care) · es niño en acogimiento (child in foster care) · bg храненик (child in foster care) · tl anak-anakan (child in foster care) · dsb pśiwzete góle (child in foster care) · bg питомец (child in foster care) · es niño adoptado temporáneamente (child in foster care) · mi tamaiti whāngai (child in foster care) · tr evlatlık (child in foster care) · ang fōstorling (child in foster care) · pl wychowanek (child in foster care) · fr enfant adoptive (child in foster care) · nn fosterbarn (child in foster care) · az qızlıq (child in foster care) · pl wychowanica (child in foster care) · hu nevelt gyermek (child in foster care) · mi tamaiti taurima (child in foster care) · nl pleegkind (child in foster care) · da plejebarn (child in foster care) · ka აყვანილი შვილი (child in foster care) · uk ви́хова́нець (child in foster care) · es niño en adopción temporánea (child in foster care) · tr yetiştirme yurdu çocuğu (child in foster care) · mk хра́неник (child in foster care) · ga dalta (child in foster care) · hy սան (child in foster care) · la alumnus (child in foster care) · ro copil adoptiv (child in foster care) · it figlio adottivo (child in foster care) · pl wychowanka (child in foster care) · nb pleiebarn (child in foster care) · sv fosterbarn (child in foster care) · cmn 養女 /养女 (child in foster care) · ang fōstorċild (child in foster care) · ka შვილობილი (child in foster care) · nb fosterbarn (child in foster care) · uk ви́хова́нка (child in foster care) · ka ნაშვილები ბავშვი (child in foster care) · ru приёмыш (child in foster care)