foster father

fos·ter fa·ther

F f

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [faw-ster, fos-ter fah-th er]
- /ˈfɔ stər, ˈfɒs tər ˈfɑ ðər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [faw-ster, fos-ter fah-th er]
- /ˈfɔ stər, ˈfɒs tər ˈfɑ ðər/

Definitions of foster father words

noun foster father a man who takes the place of a father in raising a child. 1
noun foster father a man who looks after or brings up a child or children as a father, in place of the natural or adoptive father 0

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Origin of foster father

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English; Old English

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Parts of speech for Foster father

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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foster father popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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