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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a person who acts as parent and guardian for a child in place of the child's natural parents but without legally adopting the child;
[syn: foster-parent, foster parent]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

foster-parent
    n 1: a person who acts as parent and guardian for a child in
         place of the child's natural parents but without legally
         adopting the child [syn: foster-parent, foster parent]