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foster mother

fos·ter moth·er
F f

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [faw-ster, fos-ter muhth -er]
    • /ˈfɔ stər, ˈfɒs tər ˈmʌð ər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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
See all 4 definitions of foster mother

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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
Full grammatical hierarchy of Foster mother

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 about 68% 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.

foster mother usage trend in Literature

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