fosterling
- noun
- /ˈfɔstərlɪŋ/
- Archaic
:
hijo de crianza
- The fosterlings seemed to integrate happily into the apparently sexless environment of the local foraging flock.
Examples
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Although the visiting galahs called and displayed to the fosterling, the young bird remained unmoved.
Academic text (1991) -
Not surprisingly, fosterlings learned to recognize the birds providing them with food and to respond to them as parents, even though they were a different species and had different calls.
Academic text (1991) -
Once a fosterling and its major siblings had fledged, the family remained together for several weeks; the parents cared for all the young by feeding and preening them and keeping alert for predators.
Academic text (1991) -
The fosterling felt a strong bond with her foster parents as they helped her grow and learn.
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After the adoption was finalized, the fosterling moved into a new home filled with love and support.
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Many fosterlings benefit from educational programs designed to help them succeed in life.
Synonyms
19
3.0
A young person raised by people who are not their birth or adoptive parents
2
3.4
A boy or man raised by a family that is not his birth family
1
3.3
A girl or young woman who lives with people who are not her birth parents and is not adopted
1
3.4
A child who lives with people who are not their birth parents
A girl or young woman raised as a daughter but not related by birth
A boy or young man raised and cared for by people who are not his birth parents
How Parental
- Archaic
- Formal
72
4.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Fosterling comes from foster meaning 'to feed or bring up' and the ending -ling meaning 'young one', like in duckling. So a fosterling is literally a 'young one' someone else brings up, which is why it means a child raised by foster parents.