foster mother
fos·ter moth·er
F f Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [faw-ster, fos-ter muhth -er]
- /ˈfɔ stər, ˈfɒs tər ˈmʌð ər/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [faw-ster, fos-ter muhth -er]
- /ˈfɔ stər, ˈfɒs tər ˈmʌð ər/
Definitions of foster mother words
- noun foster mother a woman who takes the place of a mother in raising a child. 1
- noun foster mother a nurse. 1
- noun foster mother mother by temporary adoption 1
- noun foster mother a woman who looks after or brings up a child or children as a mother, in place of the natural or adoptive mother 0
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Origin of foster mother
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English; Old English
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Parts of speech for Foster mother
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
foster mother popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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