foster father

English

Noun

foster father (plural foster fathers)

An male adult who cares for a child who has been placed in foster care.

Translations

an adult male who cares for a foster child

Chinese:
Mandarin: 養父 (zh), 养父 (zh) (yǎngfù)
Esperanto: nutropatro
French: père adoptif m
German: Pflegevater (de) m, Ziehvater (de) m, (obsolete) Nährvater m
Indonesian: bapak angkat, ayah angkat (id)
Irish: athair altrama m, oide (ga) m (literary)
Italian: vicepadre m

Japanese: 養父 (ようふ, yōfu)
Latin: altor m
Malay: bapa angkat, ayah angkat
Romanian: tată adoptiv m
Russian: приёмный оте́ц m (prijómnyj otéc)
Tagalog: ama-amahan
Volapük: (male or female) kälan (vo), (male) hikälan

See also

foster brother
foster care
foster child
foster dam
foster daughter
foster feeder
foster home
foster mother
foster parent
foster sib
foster sibling
foster sire
foster sister
foster son

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