WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
fos′ter child′,
- Sociologya child raised by someone who is not its natural or adoptive parent.
- a needy child, as one living in an impoverished country, supported or aided by contribution to a specific charity.
- Middle English fostercild 1150–1200
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