foster parent

a foster father or foster mother.

QUIZZES

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Question 1 of 7

What does “clement” mean?

His first war was with the city of Alba Longa, the foster-parent of Rome.
Historic Tales, Volume 11 (of 15)|Charles Morris
How does the young Molothrus learn to distinguish, even by sight, its foster-parent from any other bird approaching the nest?
Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2)|P. L. Sclater
In a Northumbrian case the foster-parent lost his charge and both eyes.
The Science of Fairy Tales|Edwin Sidney Hartland
As for my foster-parent, he gradually recovered from the stupor that had overwhelmed him, but never regained his wonted energies.
Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland|Various

The State becomes a foster-parent, and as far as possible provides a substitute for the home.
Society|Henry Kalloch Rowe