fosterling

/'fɔstəliɳ/

Thân thiện

A young fosterling reads a storybook with her foster mother.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A child who is raised by foster parents: A fosterling is a child who is brought up and cared for by people who are not their biological parents, typically in a formal or informal fostering arrangement.

Usage

• The term "fosterling" is a somewhat formal or literary word. It is used to specifically denote a child in a foster care relationship. It emphasizes the child's status as being raised by someone other than their birth parents.
• It is less common in everyday modern speech than the simpler term "foster child."

Examples

• Noun:
  • The kind couple welcomed the fosterling into their home with open arms.
  • In the old tale, the hero was a fosterling raised by the king's huntsman.

Advanced Usage

• The word can carry a slightly archaic or narrative tone, often found in historical contexts, literature, or formal writing.
• It focuses on the child's position within the foster family system.

Variants and Related Words

• Foster child (n): The more common, contemporary term for a child raised by foster parents.
• Foster parent (n): An adult who raises a foster child.
• Foster care (n): The system or situation in which a child lives with and is cared for by foster parents.

Synonyms

• Foster child: A child raised by foster parents.
• Ward: A person, especially a child, placed under the protection of a legal guardian or court.

Antonyms

• Biological child: A child related to their parents by birth.
• Birth child: A child born to the parents raising them.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a child who is raised by foster parents

Từ đồng nghĩa

• foster-child
• foster child