FOSTER FATHER

Meaning of FOSTER FATHER in English

a man who takes the place of a father in raising a child.

[ bef. 900; ME; OE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

FOSTER FATHER — one who takes the place of a biological father in raising a child
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FOSTER FATHER — приемный отец, усыновитель приемный отец
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FOSTER-FATHER — сущ. приемный отец приемный отец foster-father приемный отец
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FOSTER-FATHER — n приёмный отец
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FOSTER-FATHER — сущ.приемный отец
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
FOSTER FATHER — приемный отец, усыновитель
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
FOSTER FATHER — (n) приемный отец
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
FOSTER-FATHER — n приёмный отец
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
FOSTER-FATHER — n приёмный отец
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FOSTER FATHER — приемный отец
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
FOSTER FATHER — приемный отец
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
FOSTER-FATHER — сущ. приемный отец
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
FOSTER FATHER — приёмный отец, усыновитель
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
FOSTER-FATHER — сущ. приемный отец
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
FOSTER FATHER — приёмный отец, усыновитель
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
FOSTER-FATHER — _n. приемный отец
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
FOSTER-FATHER — n. приемный отец
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
FOSTER-FATHER — приемный отец
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
FOSTER-FATHER — _n. приёмный отец
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
FOSTER-FATHER — [n.] приёмный отец
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
FOSTER-FATHER — n приёмный отец
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
FOSTER-FATHER — сущ. приемный отец приемный отец foster-father приемный отец
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
FOSTER FATHER — приемный отец, усыновитель приемный отец
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
FOSTER — alima
English-Visayan vocabulary
FOSTER — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Dulles John Foster Foster Abigail Kelley Foster Jodie Alicia Christian Foster Foster Stephen Collins …
Английский словарь Британика
FATHER — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Father Coughlin Damien Father Divine Father Joseph Father Mother's Day and Father's Day {{link=power …
Английский словарь Британика
FOSTER — I. ˈfästər noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, foster child, offspring, food, from Old English fōstor food, feeding; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FATHER — I. ˈfäthə(r), ˈfȧthə(r noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English fader, from Old English fæder; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOSTER — (v. t.) To cherish; to promote the growth of; to encourage; to sustain and promote; as, to foster genius.
Английский словарь Webster
FOSTER — ( v. t. ) To cherish; to promote the growth of; to encourage; to sustain and promote; as, to foster …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FOSTER — — fosterer , n. — fosteringly , adv. /faw"steuhr, fos"teuhr/ , v.t. 1. to promote the growth or development of; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FATHER — — fatherlike , adj. /fah"dheuhr/ , n. 1. a male parent. 2. a father-in-law, stepfather, or adoptive father. 3. any …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FOSTER — I. ˈfȯs-tər, ˈfäs- adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fōstor-, from fōstor food, feeding; akin to Old English fōda …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FATHER — I. ˈfä-thər noun Etymology: Middle English fader, from Old English fæder; akin to Old High German fater father, Latin pater, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FOSTER — noun one who, or that which, fosters. 2. foster ·noun a forester. 3. foster ·vi to be nourished or trained …
Webster English vocab
FATHER — noun a senator of ancient rome. 2. father ·vt to provide with a father. 3. father ·noun a respectful mode …
Webster English vocab
FOSTER — ■ verb 1》 promote the development of. 2》 bring up (a child that is not one's own by birth). ↘ …
Concise Oxford English vocab
FOSTER — [fos.ter] adj [ME, fr. OE fostor-, fr. fostor food, feeding; akin to OE foda food] (bef. 12c): affording, receiving, or …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FATHER — [fa.ther] n [ME fader, fr. OE faeder; akin to OHG fater father, L pater, Gk pater] (bef. 12c) 1 a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FOSTER- — foster- BrE AmE ˈfɒst ə AmE ˈfɑːst ə r ▷ — foster-brother ˈfɒst ə ˌbrʌð ə AmE ˈfɑːst ə r …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FOSTER — foster, F~ BrE AmE ˈfɒst ə AmE ˈfɑːst ə r ▷ foster|ed d ▷ fostering ˈfɒst ə r‿ɪŋ AmE \ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FATHER — fath|er BrE AmE ˈfɑːð |ə AmE -| ə r ▷ fath|ered əd AmE ə rd ▷ fath|ering ə r‿ɪŋ ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FOSTER — / ˈfɒstə(r); NAmE ˈfɔːs-; ˈfɑːs-/ verb , adjective ■ verb 1. [ vn ] to encourage sth to develop SYN …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FATHER — / ˈfɑːðə(r); NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. a male parent of a child or an animal; a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOSTER — I. fos ‧ ter 1 /ˈfɒstə $ ˈfɑːstər/ BrE AmE verb 1 . [transitive] to help a skill, feeling, idea …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOSTER — I. Foster, Jo ‧ die /ˈdʒəʊdi/ BrE AmE (1962–) a US film actress and director who first appeared as a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FATHER
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOSTER — v. & adj. --v.tr. 1 a promote the growth or development of. b encourage or harbour (a feeling). 2 (of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FATHER — n. & v. --n. 1 a a man in relation to a child or children born from his fertilization of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FOSTER — v. & adj. v.tr. 1 a promote the growth or development of. b encourage or harbour (a feeling). 2 (of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FATHER — n. & v. n. 1 a a man in relation to a child or children born from his fertilization of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FOSTER — v. & adj. --v.tr. 1. a promote the growth or development of. b encourage or harbour (a feeling). 2 (of …
Oxford English vocab
FATHER — n. & v. --n. 1. a a man in relation to a child or children born from his fertilization of …
Oxford English vocab
FOSTER — ( fosters, fostering, fostered) 1. Foster parents are people who officially take a child into their family for a period …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FATHER — ( fathers, fathering, fathered) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Your father …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOSTER — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) 1. Foster parents are people who officially take a child into their family for a period of …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
FOSTER — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a foster parent (= someone who has other people's children living with them ) …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FATHER — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a proud mother/father/parent ▪ Mark is the proud father of a three-week-old baby boy. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FOSTER — (ENCOURAGE) [verb] [T] - to encourage the development or growth of (ideas or feelings)I'm trying to foster an interest in …
Cambridge English vocab
FATHER — (PARENT) [noun] [C] - a male parentMy father used to take me to watch the football every Saturday.She had a …
Cambridge English vocab
FOSTER — adj. Dulles John Foster Foster Abigail Kelley Foster Jodie Alicia Christian Foster Foster Stephen Collins Foster William Zebulon
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FATHER — n. Father Cats Father Coughlin Damien Father Divine Father Joseph Father Mother's Day and Father's Day power of the father
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FATHER — Synonyms and related words : Establishment, VIP, abba, abbe, affiliate to, agent, ancestor, ancestors, apprentice, architect, artificer, artist, aunt, auntie, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FOSTER — I. verb ADVERB ▪ carefully , deliberately ( esp. BrE ) ▪ The school has carefully ~ed its progressive image. …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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