foster mother

noun

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

2. a nurse.

foster mother

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of foster mother¹

before 1000; Middle English; Old English

Example Sentences

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

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While legal custody stayed with Sovann Komar and the foster mothers received a salary and allowances, they were encouraged to treat the children as their own.

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It was around the same time that PJ’s foster mother implored a local social worker to help him find his birth mother.

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Justin and his two older siblings lived in a different home with a foster mother.

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The child died in his foster mother's arms in October 2018, having suffered complications arising from surgery to insert a feeding tube into his stomach.

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