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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

fos′ter moth′er,

a woman who takes the place of a mother in raising a child.
a nurse.

bef. 1000; Middle English; Old English

'foster mother' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

foster - foster parent - Merope - metapelet

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