cross-foster

verb

To remove offspring from its biological mother to be reared by another, especially so as to equalize the numbers in litters.

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Meanings

verbcross-foster (third-person singular simple present cross-fosters, present participle cross-fostering, simple past and past participle cross-fostered)

present singular third person cross-fosters · participle present cross-fostering · participle past cross-fostered · past cross-fostered

  1. To remove offspring from its biological mother to be reared by another, especially so as to equalize the numbers in litters.

Origin

From cross- + foster.

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APA

cross-foster. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-foster

MLA

“cross-foster.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-foster. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cross-foster,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-foster.

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