foster brother
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of foster brother
before 1000; Middle English; Old English fōster brōthor
Example Sentences
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Her foster brother, Theo, 25, is recording our conversation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025
A woman who passed up going to university to care for her autistic foster brother has described how he inspired her to set up her own behavioural therapy centre.
From BBC • Feb. 18, 2023
Partly, their suspicions stemmed from his strange behavior; one foster brother heard C.J. saying that his classmates were robots intent on hurting him.
From Seattle Times • May 13, 2022
A rancher’s son gets his foster brother in trouble with an unwed mother’s brothers.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2020
She knows I write to Mamie Rila and my foster brother, Shan, every month.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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