foster-parent foster-nurse • foster-sister · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · foster-parent · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 13 · · Length 4 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) 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. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · foster parent · · Synonym 1 Characters · · - hyphen-minus U+002D a latin small letter a U+0061 e latin small letter e U+0065 f latin small letter f U+0066 n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F p latin small letter p U+0070 r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074