(a) One who performs the duty of a father to another's child. (b) The husband of a nurse (esp. in Ireland and the Highlands).
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| 释义 | society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > parent > father > [noun] > foster-father (7) foster-fathera800 (a) One who performs the duty of a father to another's child. (b) The husband of a nurse (esp. in Ireland and the Highlands). nouricea1393 A man who takes care of a child; a foster-father, a tutor. Cf. nourish, n. Obsolete. nurrior1487 A foster-father. nursing father1535 A foster-father. Frequently figurative, esp. after biblical use. Cf. nurse-father, n. nurse-father1564 A foster-father. Chiefly figurative. nourish-fatherc1598 a foster-father. nourice-father1609 a foster-father; also in extended use. |
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