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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 parentsplay

  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)


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