"cross-foster" meaning in All languages combined

See cross-foster on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: cross-fosters [present, singular, third-person], cross-fostering [participle, present], cross-fostered [participle, past], cross-fostered [past]
Etymology: From cross- + foster. Etymology templates: {{af|en|cross-|foster}} cross- + foster Head templates: {{en-verb}} cross-foster (third-person singular simple present cross-fosters, present participle cross-fostering, simple past and past participle cross-fostered)
  1. To remove offspring from its biological mother to be reared by another, especially so as to equalize the numbers in litters.
    Sense id: en-cross-foster-en-verb-YXFegA1Y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with cross-

Inflected forms

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