Meanings
nounfoster parent (plural foster parents)
plural foster parents
- An adult who cares for a child who has been placed in foster care.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna person who acts as parent and guardian for a child in place of the child's natural parents but without legally adopting the child
Similar
foster-parent
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 養父 /养父, 養母 /养母
- 養父 /养父 (yǎngfù)adult who cares for a child who has been placed in foster care
- 養母 /养母 (yǎngmǔ)adult who cares for a child who has been placed in foster care
- 養父母 /养父母 (yǎngfùmǔ)adult who cares for a child who has been placed in foster care
Dutch pleegouder
- pleegouderadult who cares for a child who has been placed in foster care
Finnish kasvatusvanhempi, sijaisvanhempi
- kasvatusvanhempiadult who cares for a child who has been placed in foster care
- sijaisvanhempiadult who cares for a child who has been placed in foster care
- perhehoitajaadult who cares for a child who has been placed in foster care
French parent d'accueil
- parent d'accueiladult who cares for a child who has been placed in foster care
Hungarian nevelőszülő, fogadott szülő
- nevelőszülőadult who cares for a child who has been placed in foster care
- fogadott szülőadult who cares for a child who has been placed in foster care
Irish altramaí
- altramaíadult who cares for a child who has been placed in foster care
Italian genitore adottivo
- genitore adottivoadult who cares for a child who has been placed in foster care
Māori matua whāngai, matua taurima
- matua whāngaiadult who cares for a child who has been placed in foster care
- matua taurimaadult who cares for a child who has been placed in foster care
Polish rodzic zastępczy
- rodzic zastępczyadult who cares for a child who has been placed in foster care
Russian приёмный роди́тель
- приёмный роди́тель (prijómnyj rodítelʹ)adult who cares for a child who has been placed in foster care
Spanish pupilero, padre de acogimiento
- pupileroadult who cares for a child who has been placed in foster care
- padre de acogimientoadult who cares for a child who has been placed in foster care
Ukrainian прийомний батько або мати
- прийомний батько або мати (pryjomnyj batʹko abo maty)adult who cares for a child who has been placed in foster care
Cite this entry
APA
foster parent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foster%20parent
MLA
“foster parent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foster%20parent. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “foster parent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foster%20parent.
Source: foster parent on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.