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cross-foster

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.25 in modern English

Syllables
cross--fos-ter
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remove offspring from its biological mother to be reared by another, especially so as to equalize the numbers in litters.

Etymology

From cross- + foster.

Inflected Forms

cross-fosters (present, singular) cross-fostering (participle, present) cross-fostered (participle, past) cross-fostered (past)

Questions

What does cross-foster mean?
To remove offspring from its biological mother to be reared by another, especially so as to equalize the numbers in litters.
Where does cross-foster come from?
From cross- + foster.

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