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foster-child

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Noun1.foster-child - a child who is raised by foster parents
foster child, fosterling
child, kid, minor, nipper, tiddler, youngster, tike, shaver, small fry, nestling, fry, tyke - a young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster"
foster daughter, foster-daughter - someone who is raised as a daughter although not related by birth
foster son, foster-son - someone who is raised as a son although not related by birth


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``If left standing, it would be detrimental to the interests of foster children, resulting in unspeakable acts of abuse, and most certainly foster-child deaths will rise dramatically.
CHILD ADVOCATES BLAST RULING COUNTY HELD BLAMELESS IN FOSTER-CARE CASE by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
48) This means that every fourth household included a foster-child in 1845, while almost every fifth did in 1870.
"Everyone's been good to me, especially the dogs": foster-children ... by Gunnlaugsson, Gisli Agust / Journal of Social History
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