foster mother

American  

noun

1. a woman who takes the place of a mother in raising a child.

2. a nurse.

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foster mother British  

noun

1. a woman who looks after or brings up a child or children as a mother, in place of the natural or adoptive mother

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Etymology

Origin of foster mother

before 1000; Middle English; Old English

Example Sentences

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foster mother

His foster mother believes he was not used as the protected technical specialist he had expected to become: "He said nothing would happen to him."

From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026

As Laura, the foster mother in “Bring Her Back,” Ms. Hawkins turns the smile up to terrifying.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2025

Darthard gave detectives a conflicting account, saying she had picked up the kids from the foster mother a day earlier.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2024

Those federal disability payments would have amounted to an estimated $123,000 over 13 years for Alexus Brandon, her foster mother Brenda Keith said.

From Seattle Times ● May 17, 2024

I tried to imagine the perfect foster mother for us both.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter