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foster-mother

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Noun1.foster-mother - a woman who is a foster parent and raises another's child
foster mother
foster parent, foster-parent - 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


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As the nurse and foster-mother of our Oedipus shall greet
Oedipus The King by Sophocles View in context
It is true that the indulgence of his foster-mother encouraged him.
The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
And every tale was told in the even, passionless voice of the native-born, mixed with quaint reflections, borrowed unconsciously from native foster-mothers, and turns of speech that showed they had been that instant translated from the vernacular.
Kim by Kipling, Rudyard View in context
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