English noun: foster-parent | |||
1. | foster-parent (person) a person who acts as parent and guardian for a child in place of the child's natural parents but without legally adopting the child | ||
Synonyms | foster parent | ||
Broader (hypernym) | defender, guardian, protector, shielder | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | foster father, foster mother, foster-father, foster-mother | ||