foster father

noun

a man who takes the place of a father in raising a child.

Origin of foster father

before 900; Middle English; Old English

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Examples from the Web for foster father

Historical Examples of foster father

The screams of my foster-father, who could not move, brought in some neighbours.
My Double Life
Sarah Bernhardt
Perfectly right; he is Fanfaro's foster-father, and Fanfaro is your brother.
The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume II (of 2)
Alexandre Dumas pre
I owe it to my foster-father that I did not die of cold and starvation.
The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume II (of 2)
Alexandre Dumas pre
So Guthorm and his men came to that house and they told the king's message to the foster-father.
Viking Tales
Jennie Hall
My King and foster-father asks who taught you the name Haschanascha?
Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers
Various

British Dictionary definitions for foster father

foster father

noun

a man who looks after or brings up a child or children as a father, in place of the natural or adoptive father

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