foster parents

Definition of foster parentsnext
plural of foster parent

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for foster parents
Noun
  • Two nurses can have identical clinical skill; the one with better bedside manner will be the one patients seek out, confide in, and forgive.
    Grace Brown, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Officers then moved in on the nurses who did not give way, zip-tied their hands and led them to waiting police vans.
    Barry Williams, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Strip off all bedding and mattress protectors to be washed.
    Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 12 Feb. 2026
  • Some screen protectors can also dampen whatever color benefits CoE tech produces.
    Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Virtual sitters help prevent falls without requiring one-to-one assignments in every room.
    David Chou, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The carousel of coordinators has reinforced Hurts’ indifference to how an offense looks — to fans, to foes, to fence-sitters — so long as the Eagles win.
    Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Before this hearing, a dependency investigator obtains medical records and interviews caregivers, babysitters, relatives, therapists, the kids themselves, and, ideally, the parents.
    Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
  • There are English-speaking babysitters, child menus, and the kids’ club welcomes little ones aged three to 12 at its complimentary two-hour daily sessions, keeping them busy with an array of arts, crafts and treasure hunts.
    Irenie Forshaw, TheWeek, 27 Jan. 2026
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“Foster parents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foster%20parents. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.

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