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Definition of Foster-father
1. Noun. A man who is a foster parent.
Generic synonyms: Father Figure, Father Surrogate, Foster Parent, Foster-parent
Lexicographical Neighbors of Foster-father
Literary usage of Foster-father
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Life of Ludwig Van Beethoven by Alexander Wheelock Thayer (1921)
"Chapter IX Karl van Beethoven—A Wayward Ward and an Unwise Guardian—Beethoven
and His Nephew—An Ill-advised foster-father and ..."
2. Ancient laws of Ireland by Ireland, John O'Donovan, Eugene O'Curry, William Neilson Hancock, Thaddeus O'Mahony, Alexander George Richey, William Maunsell Hennessy, Robert Atkinson (1901)
"... the father excludes necessarily, and in any case, the returning by the
foster-father] gin ... forfeit the whole of the fee given to the foster-father. ..."
3. Records of the Past by Records of the Past Exploration Society (1903)
"In event a foster child shall say to his foster father or mother, "Thou art not
my father or mother," his tongue shall be cut off. 193. ..."
4. Ovid: Selected Works, with Notes and Vocabulary by Ovid (1900)
"... King Midas toward his foster father Silenus, the god promises to grant whatever
boon Midas may ask (i-ioi). The foolish king prays that all which he ..."
5. Celtic Scotland: A History of Ancient Alban by William Forbes Skene (1880)
"The charge and keeping of the seven mares given by the father to be with the
foster- father, in order to put them to increase for his foster-son; ..."
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