fosterling

American  

[faw-ster-ling, fos-ter-] / ˈfɔ stər lɪŋ, ˈfɒs tər- /

noun

1. foster child.

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fosterling British  

/ ˈfɒstəlɪŋ /

noun

1. a less common word for foster child

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Etymology

Origin of fosterling

before 1000; Middle English; Old English fōstorling. See foster, -ling ¹

Example Sentences

"Your father listened, I have no doubt. But in the end, he decided for himself. Bran, will you let me tell you about a dream Jojen dreamed of you and your fosterling brothers?"

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

Men treat thee sorely, Samm my fosterling: Even by death thou warnest—but it is meant That our two deaths will not be far apart.

From King Lear's Wife; The Crier by Night; The Riding to Lithend; Midsummer-Eve; Laodice and Dana? by Bottomley, Gordon

And at that Angus said: "O Bran, fosterling of fair-haired Fergus, it is not a right thing you are doing, to kill my own son."

From Gods and Fighting Men by Gregory, Lady

—My fosterling is happy, and I too; Yet did we leave behind things good to do, Deeds good to tell about when we are dead.

From Poems By The Way & Love Is Enough by Morris, William

"May I succeed in telling thee! my fosterling Conaire," says Mac cecht, son of Snade Teiched, the champion of Conaire, son of Eterscél.

From The Harvard Classics, Volume 49, Epic and Saga With Introductions And Notes by Eliot, Charles William