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foster parent

American  

noun

  1. a foster father or foster mother.


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Instead, he said he was told by Chris's former foster parent, who had been contacted when the flat was cleared.

From BBC • Nov. 26, 2024

The teenager and her foster parent declined interviews for this story.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2024

She also was a beloved foster parent, taking in nearly three dozen children and being honored with the state’s Foster Parent of the Year award in 2017.

From Washington Times • Dec. 7, 2023

And this time around, the U.S., the clear hegemon of the postwar order, would stick around as foster parent.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 3, 2023

He’s the one, Molly knows, who wanted to be a foster parent.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline