foster parent

noun

Definition of foster parentnext
as in nurse

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Recent Examples of foster parent Their strong Christian beliefs become an issue with some locals and they’re accused of violence towards their children who are removed and placed with foster parents. — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 24 May 2026 Jaxon's foster parent was his cousin’s mother, who had a previous conviction of felony child endangerment in 2014, ABC 7 Eyewitness News reported. — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026 Piper has been a foster parent for 10 years with about 100 young people coming through her home. — Libby Smith, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026 Wheeler said the bill came to life with the help of several people, including foster parents and the former director of Health and Welfare, Alex Adams. — Shannon Tyler march 27, Idaho Statesman, 27 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for foster parent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foster parent
  1. nurse
  2. nanny
  3. protector
  4. keep
  5. babysitter
  6. sitter
Noun
  • Lindsay Clancy’s lawyers don’t dispute that the former labor and delivery nurse killed the children.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • So there are doctors, there are nurses, there are health-care workers that are donning hazmat suits basically, and are in 80 percent humidity in the summer heat.
    — Adam Harris, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of nurse
Noun
  • This page is always skeptical when a nanny-state government tries to meddle in people’s lives.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Structured as a coming-of-age narrative, the novel sets Lenny’s small domestic world—her parents, her brother Adi, her godmother, and, above all, her Hindu nanny Ayah—against the hardening politics outside it.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026
Definition of nanny
Noun
  • This $10 option comes with three privacy glass screen protectors that will shield your screen from damage and prying eyes at the same time.
    — Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The stranger at the door stood under the personal protection of Zeus, the greatest of the gods and the protector of strangers.
    — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 27 July 2026
Definition of protector
Noun
  • Strip away the launch noise and K3 sends the signal the whole build-out keeps sending.
    — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • The engagements behind it are where the boutique model earns its keep.
    — K. H. Koehler, USA Today, 29 July 2026
Definition of keep
Noun
  • The incident occurred in Boynton Beach last month while the toddler and her sibling were at a babysitter's house, according to police.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The girl and her sibling had been at the home of their babysitter, who left at some point that morning, according to a news release issued July 24.
    — Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of babysitter
Noun
  • Instead of video chats, ask your sitter to send regular photo and video updates.
    — Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • If a patient tries to get out of bed and doesn’t listen to the virtual sitter’s instructions to get back in bed, the virtual sitter messages the nurses on duty, who then have to get the patient back in bed, Lucio says.
    — Alana Semuels, Time, 30 July 2026
Definition of sitter

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