foster mother

noun

a woman who takes the place of a mother in raising a child.

a nurse.

Origin of foster mother

before 1000; Middle English; Old English

Words nearby foster mother

foster daughter, foster father, Foster frame, foster home, fosterling, foster mother, foster parent, foster sister, foster son, Foster's rule, Foster, Stephen

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Example sentences from the Web for foster mother

Garth cannot make scenes before his foster-mother, for the very shame of it!
Vision House|C. N. Williamson
There are three common methods of rearing calves, The calf sucks its mother or foster-mother.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5|Various
This was my brother William, then nine months old, and Margaret Spence was his foster-mother.
Spare Hours|John Brown
Twice a year his foster-mother's brother, the eel-man from Fjaltring, up near Rovbierg, paid them a visit.
The Sand-Hills of Jutland|Hans Christian Andersen

And he came through the wood and knocked at his foster-mother's door.
Moonshine & Clover|Laurence Housman

British Dictionary definitions for foster mother

foster mother

noun

a woman who looks after or brings up a child or children as a mother, in place of the natural or adoptive mother

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单词	foster mother
释义	foster mother noun a woman who takes the place of a mother in raising a child. a nurse. Origin of foster mother before 1000; Middle English; Old English Words nearby foster mother foster daughter, foster father, Foster frame, foster home, fosterling, foster mother, foster parent, foster sister, foster son, Foster's rule, Foster, Stephen Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for foster mother Garth cannot make scenes before his foster-mother, for the very shame of it! Vision House\|C. N. Williamson There are three common methods of rearing calves, The calf sucks its mother or foster-mother. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5\|Various This was my brother William, then nine months old, and Margaret Spence was his foster-mother. Spare Hours\|John Brown Twice a year his foster-mother's brother, the eel-man from Fjaltring, up near Rovbierg, paid them a visit. The Sand-Hills of Jutland\|Hans Christian Andersen And he came through the wood and knocked at his foster-mother's door. Moonshine & Clover\|Laurence Housman British Dictionary definitions for foster mother foster mother noun a woman who looks after or brings up a child or children as a mother, in place of the natural or adoptive mother Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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