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fosterling
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun fosterling has 1 sense
- fosterling(n = noun.person) foster child, foster-child - a child who is raised by foster parents; Array is a kind of child, fry, kid, minor, nestling, nipper, shaver, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, youngster
has particulars: foster-daughter, foster daughter, foster-son, foster son
OXFORD DICTIONARY
fosterling, n. a foster-child; a nursling or prot{eacute}g{eacute}.
Etymology
OE fosterling (as FOSTER)
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