foster-nurse

8.1

A woman who raises another woman's child as her own

noun
/ˈfɔstər nɜrs/

: madre de crianza

In the ancient story, the queen appointed a foster-nurse to care for the infant prince.

Examples

The child's foster-nurse loved her as if she were her own daughter.
My aunt worked as a foster-nurse for many years.
Legends often mention a loyal foster-nurse who protects the hero during childhood.
The foster-nurse took excellent care of the baby.
The child's foster-nurse loved her as if she were her own daughter.
In the ancient story, the queen appointed a foster-nurse to care for the infant prince.
The foster-nurse took excellent care of the baby.

Synonyms

foster-parent

vsfoster-nurse

1 3.5

A person who cares for a child temporarily in their home but is not the child's legal or birth parent

is a woman who raises another woman's child often as a long term caregiver

foster-mother

vsfoster-nurse

3.4

A woman who cares for a child who is not her own

is a woman who provides intimate maternal care and nursing for another woman's child

fosterer

vsfoster-nurse

4.2

A person who gives a temporary home to a child or animal

is a woman who permanently raises another woman's child as if her own

Surface Forms

foster-nurse singular

foster-nurses plural

Morphology

foster-nurse = foster + nurse (transparent) = foster + nurse

The compound is a straightforward combination of 'foster' (providing non-biological parental care) + 'nurse' (caregiver), so the meaning follows directly from the parts.

Etymology

Foster-nurse combines foster, an old word meaning 'to feed' or 'bring up', and nurse, which means 'to care for' a baby, so a foster-nurse is a woman who raises and cares for another woman's child as if the child were her own.