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foster parents — adoptive parents, parents who care for a child that is not their own … English contemporary dictionary
Foster care — is a system by which a certified, stand in parent(s) cares for minor children or young peoples who have been removed from their birth parents or other custodial adults by state authority.Responsibility for the young person is assumed by the… … Wikipedia
foster child — index child Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 foster child … Law dictionary
Foster Care Support Foundation — Foster Care Support Foundation, Inc. is a non profit organization that provides clothing, toys, and equipment free of charge to foster children throughout the state of Georgia, whom are raised on basic per diem. The foundation, founded by Rachel… … Wikipedia
foster care — Court ordered care provided to children who are unable to live in their own homes, usually because their parents have abused or neglected them. Foster parents have a legal responsibility to care for their foster children, but do not have all the… … Law dictionary
Foster (film) — Foster is a short film written and directed by UK filmmaker Jonathan Newman. The film was produced by Newman s company Serendipity Films. It is about a young boy searching for his Foster parents and his parallel story as an adult.Foster premiered … Wikipedia
foster — fos|ter1 [ˈfɔstə US ˈfa:stər] v 1.) [T] to help a skill, feeling, idea etc develop over a period of time = ↑encourage, promote ↑promote ▪ The bishop helped foster the sense of a community embracing all classes. 2.) [I and T] to take someone else… … Dictionary of contemporary English
foster — [[t]fɒ̱stə(r), AM fɔ͟ːst [/t]] fosters, fostering, fostered 1) ADJ: ADJ n Foster parents are people who officially take a child into their family for a period of time, without becoming the child s legal parents. The child is referred to as their… … English dictionary
foster — fos|ter1 [ fastər ] verb * 1. ) transitive to help something to develop over a period of time: PROMOTE: This approach will foster an understanding of environmental issues. Overuse of antibiotics may foster the spread of drug resistant bacteria. 2 … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
foster — I UK [ˈfɒstə(r)] / US [ˈfɑstər] verb Word forms foster : present tense I/you/we/they foster he/she/it fosters present participle fostering past tense fostered past participle fostered * 1) [transitive] to help something to develop over a period… … English dictionary
