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foster-son

foster-son

3.5
A boy or young man raised and cared for by people who are not his birth parents
  • noun
  • /ˈfɔstər sʌn/
translation icon : hijo de crianza
  • She treats her foster-son with the same care as her biological children.

Examples

  • After years in the system, Marcus finally found a loving home as their foster-son.

  • The ceremony honored both his achievements and his journey as a foster-son.

  • After years in the system, Marcus finally found a loving home as their foster-son.

  • He is my foster-son.

  • The foster-son of the family is very talented.

  • She treats her foster-son with the same care as her biological children.

  • The ceremony honored both his achievements and his journey as a foster-son.

Synonyms

foster child
vsfoster-son
19 3.0

A young person raised by people who are not their birth or adoptive parents

specifies a male person raised into the family rather than any young person
foster son
vsfoster-son
2 3.4

A boy or man raised by a family that is not his birth family

is the same in meaning but written with a hyphen

How Parental

foster-son
3.5
ward
  • Formal
72 4.9

Surface Forms

foster-son singular
foster-sons plural

Morphology

foster-son = foster + son (transparent) = foster + son

A clear compound of 'foster' + 'son'; knowing both components lets a learner infer the meaning.

Etymology

Foster-son is made from foster, which originally meant 'to feed' or 'to bring up', and son, meaning 'male child'. So a foster-son is a boy someone cares for and raises like their own.