"foster father" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: foster fathers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} foster father (plural foster fathers)
  1. A male adult who cares for a child who has been placed in foster care. Categories (topical): Male family members, Parents Translations (an adult male who cares for a foster child): τροφεύς (tropheús) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), 養父 (Chinese Mandarin), 养父 (yǎngfù) (Chinese Mandarin), nutropatro (Esperanto), père adoptif [masculine] (French), pai adoptivo [masculine] (Galician), Pflegevater [masculine] (German), Ziehvater [masculine] (German), Nährvater [masculine, obsolete] (German), nevelőapa (Hungarian), fogadott apa (Hungarian), bapak angkat (Indonesian), ayah angkat (Indonesian), athair altrama [masculine] (Irish), oide [literary, masculine] (Irish), vicepadre [masculine] (Italian), 養父 (yōfu) (alt: ようふ) (Japanese), altor [masculine] (Latin), bapa angkat (Malay), ayah angkat (Malay), fōstorfæder [masculine] (Old English), tată adoptiv [masculine] (Romanian), приёмный оте́ц (prijómnyj otéc) [masculine] (Russian), padre adoptivo [masculine] (Spanish), ama-amahan (Tagalog), kälan [feminine, masculine] (Volapük), hikälan [masculine] (Volapük)

Inflected forms

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          "sense": "an adult male who cares for a foster child",
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