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1. foster-child
noun. a child who is raised by foster parents.
Synonyms
- nestling
- kid
- foster-son
- fry
- tyke
- foster-daughter
- small fry
- foster child
- tiddler
- tike
- child
- foster son
- minor
- shaver
- fosterling
- youngster
- nipper
Antonyms
- male offspring
- female offspring
- parent
- cool
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Words that Rhyme with Foster Child
- restyled
- compiled
- reviled
- refiled
- beguiled
- styled
- smiled
- wylde
- wilde
- wild
- weild
- tiled
- schild
- riled
- piled
- mild
- filed
2. foster
verb. ['ˈfɑːstɝ'] promote the growth of.
Synonyms
- boost
- promote
- further
- advance
Antonyms
- disagree
- take
- inactivity
- dishearten
Etymology
- fostor (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
3. foster
adjective. ['ˈfɑːstɝ'] providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties.
Synonyms
- surrogate
Antonyms
- discontinue
- fall short of
Etymology
- fostor (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
4. Foster
noun. United States songwriter whose songs embody the sentiment of the South before the American Civil War (1826-1864).
Synonyms
- Stephen Collins Foster
5. foster
verb. ['ˈfɑːstɝ'] help develop, help grow.
Synonyms
- serve
- support
- nurture
- encourage
- patronise
- serve well
- patronize
- patronage
Antonyms
- malfunction
- idle
- forbid
- disallow
Etymology
- fostor (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
6. foster
verb. ['ˈfɑːstɝ'] bring up under fosterage; of children.
Synonyms
- raise
- rear
- nurture
- bring up
Antonyms
- disapproval
- invalidate
- negate
- disprove
Etymology
- fostor (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
7. child
noun. ['ˈtʃaɪld'] a young person of either sex.
Synonyms
- piccaninny
- sprog
- juvenile person
- preschooler
- kiddy
- nestling
- changeling
- bairn
- poster child
- kindergartener
- monkey
- kid
- scallywag
- orphan
- urchin
- fry
- child prodigy
- tyke
- picaninny
- bambino
- waif
- kindergartner
- small fry
- foster child
- tiddler
- tike
- rascal
- pickaninny
- peanut
- child's body
- silly
- infant prodigy
- juvenile
- street child
- minor
- shaver
- fosterling
- wonder child
- rapscallion
- youngster
- nipper
- scamp
- toddler
- tot
- buster
- foster-child
- scalawag
- yearling
Antonyms
- idle
- good person
- cool
- major
8. child
noun. ['ˈtʃaɪld'] a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age.
Synonyms
- offspring
- babe
- female offspring
- stepchild
- family
- progeny
- family unit
- issue
- infant
- baby
- male offspring
- army brat
- kid
Antonyms
- female offspring
- parent
- wise
- serious
9. child
noun. ['ˈtʃaɪld'] an immature childish person.
Synonyms
- someone
- soul
- person
- individual
- baby
- somebody
Antonyms
- dignified
- mature
- unlimited
- unpardonable
10. child
noun. ['ˈtʃaɪld'] a member of a clan or tribe.
Synonyms
- descendant
Antonyms
- majority
- senior
Example sentences of the word foster-child
1. Noun Phrase
This home must also be the main home for your child, stepchild or foster child for most of the year.