Meanings
nounfoster father (plural foster fathers)
plural foster fathers
- A male adult who cares for a child who has been placed in foster care.
Synonyms: nursing father
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA male adult who cares for a child who has been placed in foster care.
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More synonyms by meaning
nouna man who is a foster parent
Similar
foster-father
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Ancient Greek τροφεύς
- τροφεύς (tropheús)adult male who cares for a foster child
Chinese Mandarin 養父 /养父
- 養父 /养父 (yǎngfù)adult male who cares for a foster child
Esperanto nutropatro
- nutropatroadult male who cares for a foster child
Finnish kasvatusisä
- kasvatusisäadult male who cares for a foster child
French père adoptif
- père adoptifadult male who cares for a foster child
German Pflegevater, Ziehvater
- Pflegevateradult male who cares for a foster child
- Ziehvateradult male who cares for a foster child
- Nährvateradult male who cares for a foster child
Hungarian nevelőapa, fogadott apa
- nevelőapaadult male who cares for a foster child
- fogadott apaadult male who cares for a foster child
Indonesian bapak angkat, ayah angkat
- bapak angkatadult male who cares for a foster child
- ayah angkatadult male who cares for a foster child
Irish athair altrama, oide
- athair altramaadult male who cares for a foster child
- oideadult male who cares for a foster child
Italian vicepadre
- vicepadreadult male who cares for a foster child
Japanese 養父
- 養父 (yōfu)adult male who cares for a foster child
Latin altor
- altoradult male who cares for a foster child
Malay bapa angkat, ayah angkat
- bapa angkatadult male who cares for a foster child
- ayah angkatadult male who cares for a foster child
Romanian tată adoptiv
- tată adoptivadult male who cares for a foster child
Russian приёмный оте́ц
- приёмный оте́ц (prijómnyj otéc)adult male who cares for a foster child
Spanish padre adoptivo, pupilero
- padre adoptivoadult male who cares for a foster child
- pupileroadult male who cares for a foster child
- padre de acogimientoadult male who cares for a foster child
- padre de adopción temporáneaadult male who cares for a foster child
- padre adoptivo temporáneoadult male who cares for a foster child
Swedish fosterfar
- fosterfaradult male who cares for a foster child
Tagalog ama-amahan
- ama-amahanadult male who cares for a foster child
Cite this entry
APA
foster father. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foster%20father
MLA
“foster father.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foster%20father. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “foster father,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foster%20father.
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