FOSTER PARENT Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

foster parent

noun

Definition of foster parent

as in nurse

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Recent Examples of foster parent His foster mother had been convicted of felony child endangerment that, according to county policies, should have disqualified her as a foster parent. — Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 7 July 2026 An orphaned owl at a rescue center in New York has adopted the role of a foster parent, nursing two orphaned baby owlets and giving them parental love. — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 19 June 2026 The first set of foster parents found Jasmine too difficult to handle, so she was sent to another home without her brothers, then to a third home, and then a fourth. — Larissa MacFarquhar, New Yorker, 28 May 2026 The ceremony was officiated by Tanya – the foster parent who allowed her, for the first time, to be a kid. — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 28 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for foster parent

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Noun

Clancy, a labor and delivery nurse, gives birth to her third child.

— Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026
Youth, teachers and parents in four towns complained of unsanitary school conditions and chronic staff shortages including of nurses and social workers.

— Reuters, NBC news, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of nurse

Noun

Instead of a nanny, Lowen Ashleigh (Johnson) is a up-and-coming writer hired to help famed author Verity Crawford (Hathaway) finish her series of twisted psychological thrillers after a car accident left her unable to complete them on her own.

— Glamour, Glamour, 2 Oct. 2026
Glanusk Estate, where William met the Wyatts, is the family seat of Tiggy Legge-Bourke, the former nanny of Prince William and Prince Harry, which may explain the prince’s participation in the bric-a-brac sale.

— Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of nanny

Noun

Of Miami’s seven third-and-long situations — seven-plus yards — the Dolphins utilized at least one extra protector on five of the plays, which didn’t help a winded front.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026
The second a Verizon worker mentions adding a screen protector, my blood boils.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of protector

Noun

Charming staff move seamlessly, offering tea, telling you about golf tee off times and babysitters, while the Mediterranean winks at the horizon.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
But Aesha, who has four nieces, is an experienced babysitter, and gets on with Kayden just fine.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of babysitter

Noun

This was redone as the racing line here is toward the right, and when this happens (in whatever direction), the pole-sitter is granted the grippiest side of the grid to start from as an extra reward for their speed.

— Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Working with a large format camera that dictated the pace of each shoot, Verbeeck introduced herself to potential sitters with open calls to schools, clubs, youth groups and local organizers.

— Zoe Whitfield, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of sitter

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