"foster fail" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: foster fails [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} foster fail (plural foster fails)
  1. The situation in which a person intends to foster an animal temporarily but winds up adopting the animal permanently.
    Sense id: en-foster_fail-en-noun-eFhiwRyN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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