foster mother

noun

a woman who takes the place of a mother in raising a child.
a nurse.

foster mother

noun

a woman who looks after or brings up a child or children as a mother, in place of the natural or adoptive mother

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Word History and Origins

Origin of foster mother¹

before 1000; Middle English; Old English

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Example Sentences

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Justin and his two older siblings lived in a different home with a foster mother.

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The child died in his foster mother's arms in October 2018, having suffered complications arising from surgery to insert a feeding tube into his stomach.

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Mr Shearer's foster mother heard him "shouting in pain".

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Darthard gave detectives a conflicting account, saying she had picked up the kids from the foster mother a day earlier.

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People in the courtroom audience, including his foster mother, began to scream.

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fosterling foster parent

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