Meanings
nounfoster mother (plural foster mothers)
plural foster mothers · alternative fostermother
- A female adult who cares for a child who has been placed in foster care.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna woman who is a foster parent and raises another's child
Similar
foster-mother
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 養母 /养母
- 養母 /养母 (yǎngmǔ)adult female who cares for a foster child
Dutch pleegmoeder
- pleegmoederadult female who cares for a foster child
Esperanto nutropatrino
- nutropatrinoadult female who cares for a foster child
Finnish kasvatusäiti
- kasvatusäitiadult female who cares for a foster child
French mère adoptive
- mère adoptiveadult female who cares for a foster child
German Pflegemutter, Ziehmutter
- Pflegemutteradult female who cares for a foster child
- Ziehmutteradult female who cares for a foster child
- Nährmutteradult female who cares for a foster child
Greek μητριά, ψυχομάνα
- μητριά (mitriá)adult female who cares for a foster child
- ψυχομάνα (psychomána)adult female who cares for a foster child
Hungarian nevelőanya, fogadott anya
- nevelőanyaadult female who cares for a foster child
- fogadott anyaadult female who cares for a foster child
Irish buime, máthair altrama
- buimeadult female who cares for a foster child
- máthair altramaadult female who cares for a foster child
Italian vicemadre
- vicemadreadult female who cares for a foster child
Japanese 養母
- 養母 (yōbo)adult female who cares for a foster child
Korean 수양어머니
- 수양어머니 (suyang'eomeoni)adult female who cares for a foster child
Latin altrix
- altrixadult female who cares for a foster child
Māori whaea whāngai
- whaea whāngaiadult female who cares for a foster child
Portuguese mãe de acolhimento
- mãe de acolhimentoadult female who cares for a foster child
Russian приёмная мать
- приёмная мать (prijómnaja matʹ)adult female who cares for a foster child
Spanish pupilera, madre de acogimiento
- pupileraadult female who cares for a foster child
- madre de acogimientoadult female who cares for a foster child
- madre adoptiva temporáneaadult female who cares for a foster child
- madre de adopción temporáneaadult female who cares for a foster child
Swedish fostermor
- fostermoradult female who cares for a foster child
Tagalog ina-inahan
- ina-inahanadult female who cares for a foster child
Cite this entry
APA
foster mother. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foster%20mother
MLA
“foster mother.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foster%20mother. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “foster mother,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foster%20mother.
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