A formal system by which a child is cared for, in a foster family, by people other than its own parents, but without being adopted

plural of foster child

An adult who cares for a child who has been placed in foster care.

plural of foster parent

To remove offspring from its biological mother to be reared by another, especially so as to equalize the numbers in litters.

plural of foster family

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cross-foster

simple past tense and past participle of cross-foster

A male adult who cares for a child who has been placed in foster care.

A female adult who cares for a child who has been placed in foster care.