FOSTERLING

fosterling, foster child, foster-child

(noun) a child who is raised by foster parents

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

fosterling (plural fosterlings)

a foster child

Source: Wiktionary


Fos"ter*ling, n. Etym: [AS. fostorling.]

Definition: A foster child.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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12 June 2025

RAREFACTION

(noun) a decrease in the density of something; “a sound wave causes periodic rarefactions in its medium”


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