Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

foster child

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.29 in modern English

Syllables: fos-ter child
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A child in foster care; a child in one's foster care, in relation to oneself.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

Inherited from Old English fōstorċild.

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: fōstorċild

Inflected Forms

foster children (plural)

Phrases

foster care foster daughter foster family foster father foster home foster mother foster parent foster sib

Frequently Paired Words

foster care foster daughter foster family foster father foster home foster mother foster parent foster sib

Synonyms

foster-child fosterling

Questions

What does foster child mean?: A child in foster care; a child in one's foster care, in relation to oneself.
Where does foster child come from?: It is traced to Old English.

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