foster mother

See also: fostermother

English

Alternative forms

• fostermother

Noun

foster mother (plural foster mothers)

1. A female adult who cares for a child who has been placed in foster care.

Related terms

• foster brother
• foster care
• foster child
• foster father
• foster home
• foster parent
• foster sister

Translations

an adult female who cares for a foster child

• Albanian: mendeshë f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 養母／养母 (zh) (yǎngmǔ), 养母 (zh) (yǎngmǔ)

• Dutch: pleegmoeder (nl) f
• Esperanto: nutropatrino
• French: mère adoptive f
• German: Pflegemutter (de) f, Ziehmutter (de) f, (obsolete) Nährmutter f
• Greek: μητριά (el) f (mitriá), ψυχομάνα (el) f (psychomána)
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• Irish: buime f, máthair altrama f
• Italian: vicemadre f
• Japanese: 養母 (ja) (ようぼ, yōbo)
• Latin: altrix f
• Maori: whaea whāngai
• Russian: приёмная мать f (prijómnaja matʹ)
• Spanish: madre adoptiva f
• Tagalog: ina-inahan
• Volapük: jikälan (vo)