foster child

English

Etymology

Inherited from Old English fōstorċild.

Noun

foster child (plural foster children)

1. A child in foster care; a child in one's foster care, in relation to oneself.
   • 1959 December, John Alves, “Resorts for Railfans - 29: Oxford”, in Trains Illustrated, page 596:

     Another hopeful broad-gauge prospect was the Oxford, Worcester & Wolverhampton Railway. It was fostered by the Great Western but the authority of the parent over its foster-child rapidly disappeared.

Translations

child in foster care

Armenian: սան (hy) (san) Azerbaijani: oğulluq (foster son), qızlıq (foster daughter), övladlıq (generic) Bulgarian: питомец (bg) m (pitomec), храненик (bg) m (hranenik) Chinese: Mandarin: 養子 / 养子 (zh) (yǎngzǐ) (adopted son), 養女 / 养女 (zh) (yǎngnǚ) (adopted daughter), 被收養人 / 被收养人 (bèishōuyǎngrén) (adoptee) Danish: plejebarn n Dutch: pleegkind (nl) n Finnish: kasvattilapsi (fi) French: enfant adoptif m, enfant adoptive f Georgian: ნაშვილები ბავშვი (našvilebi bavšvi), ნაშვილები (našvilebi), აყვანილი შვილი (aq̇vanili švili), შვილობილი (švilobili) German: Pflegekind (de) n Greek: Ancient: τρόφιμος m or f (tróphimos) Hungarian: fogadott (hu), nevelt gyermek Irish: dalta m, páiste altrama m Old Irish: daltae m Italian: figlio adottivo m Latin: alumnus m, alumna f Macedonian: хра́неник m (hránenik) Maori: tamaiti whāngai, tamaiti taurima Norwegian: Bokmål: fosterbarn (no) n, pleiebarn n Nynorsk: fosterbarn n, pleiebarn n Old English: fōsterbearn n, fōsterċild, fōstorling m,, fōstorċild n Polish: wychowanek (pl) m, wychowanka (pl) f, wychowaniec (pl) m, wychowanica (pl) f Romanian: copil adoptiv m Russian: приёмный ребёнок m (prijómnyj rebjónok), приёмыш (ru) m (prijómyš) (colloquial) Scottish Gaelic: dalta m Sorbian: Lower Sorbian: pśiwzete góle n Spanish: niño en acogimiento m, niño en adopción temporánea m, niño adoptado temporáneamente m, hijo adoptivo temporáneo m Swedish: fosterbarn (sv) n Tagalog: ampon (tl), anak-anakan (tl) Turkish: evlatlık (tr), yetiştirme yurdu çocuğu Ukrainian: годо́ванець m (hodóvanecʹ), ви́хова́нець m (výxovánecʹ), ви́хова́нка f (výxovánka)

See also

• foster care
• foster daughter
• foster family
• foster father
• foster home
• foster mother
• foster parent
• foster sib
• foster sibling
• foster son