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FOSTER FATHER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Synonyms:
foster-father; foster father
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("foster father" is a kind of...):
father figure; father surrogate (a man who takes over all the functions of the real father)
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)