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Definition of Foster-mother
1. Noun. A woman who is a foster parent and raises another's child.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Foster-mother
Literary usage of Foster-mother
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1898)
"The experiment was further undertaken in order to determine what effect, it any,
a uterine foster-mother would have upon her foster-children, anil whether ..."
2. The Evolution of Modern Capitalism: A Study of Machine Production by John Atkinson Hobson (1907)
"Tariff as the foster-mother of Trusts. § 9. The railroads as supports of Trusts.
§ i o. Transport conjoined with sources of natural supply. ..."
3. Ireland: Its Scenery, Character, &c. by Samuel Carter Hall (1843)
"In England it is scarcely understood ; how different are the feelings excited by
the mention of " a wet nurse " and " a foster-mother ! ..."
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