foster-daughter
/'fɔstə,dɔ:tə/
Definition
- Noun:
- A girl or woman who is raised and cared for as a daughter by adults who are not her biological or adoptive parents: A foster-daughter is a female child who is brought up and nurtured within a family, but the legal relationship is typically one of guardianship or foster care, not formal adoption or birth relation.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- They welcomed a foster-daughter into their home and provided her with love and support.
- Although not related by blood, she always considered herself their true foster-daughter.
Advanced Usage
- Legal and Social Context: The term is often used in legal, social work, and familial contexts to describe a specific caregiving relationship. It implies a bond of affection and responsibility without the legal permanence of adoption.
- The court appointed them as guardians for their foster-daughter.
Variants and Related Words
- Foster child (n): A child raised by foster parents.
- Foster son (n): A boy or man raised as a son by foster parents.
- Foster parent (n): An adult who acts as a parent to a foster child.
- Foster family (n): A family unit that includes one or more foster children.
Synonyms
- Ward: A person, especially a child, placed under the protection of a legal guardian or court.
- Charge: A person entrusted to the care of another.
Related Phrases
- To take in as a foster-daughter: The act of accepting a girl into one's home as a foster child.
- They decided to take in the orphan as their foster-daughter.
Related Idioms
Noun
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someone who is raised as a daughter although not related by birth
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