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
He extends the love he didn’t have as a child to his foster brother.
From Seattle Times • May 3, 2024
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
A rancher’s son gets his foster brother in trouble with an unwed mother’s brothers.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2020
Unless they were using him as target practice, they didn’t want to be associated with their foster brother, and that was all right with Danny.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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