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foster parent

/ˈfɒstə peərənt/noun

उच्चारण फ़ॉस्ट पेअरन्ट

पालक माता-पिता, पालनहार

Core word

noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a person who takes another person's child into their home and looks after them for a period of time, without becoming the child's legal parent

    पालक माता-पिता, पालनहार

    • The boy lived with foster parents for two years.
    • Foster parents need training and patience.
    • The foster parent welcomed the child warmly.
    + 2 more examples
    • She became a foster parent to two children.
    • Foster parents are checked by social workers.
?Which word?

Do not confuse foster (looking after a child for a time without legal parenthood) and adopt (legally making a child your own).

Foster (बिना कानूनी माता-पिता बने कुछ समय के लिए बच्चे को पालना) और adopt (कानूनी रूप से बच्चे को अपना बनाना) में अंतर समझें।