Fosterling
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 a foster child
"'We know him indeed, this boy,' said Conall Cernach, 'and we know him none the worse that he is a fosterling of ours."
- 2 a child who is raised by foster parents wordnet
Example
More examples"'We know him indeed, this boy,' said Conall Cernach, 'and we know him none the worse that he is a fosterling of ours."
Etymology
From Middle English fosterling, from Old English fÅstorling, equivalent to foster + -ling.
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