Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

foster parent

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.13 in modern English

Syllables
fos-ter -par-ent
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An adult who cares for a child who has been placed in foster care.

Inflected Forms

foster parents (plural)

Phrases

foster care foster child foster family foster father foster home foster mother

Frequently Paired Words

foster care foster child foster family foster father foster home foster mother

Synonyms

foster-parent

Questions

What does foster parent mean?
An adult who cares for a child who has been placed in foster care.

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