fosterers
Stand-in parent figures
Fosterers are people who foster—those who nurture, encourage, or promote the development of something.
Most commonly, fosterers are individuals who provide temporary care for children not their own: The agency matched the siblings with experienced fosterers.
The term extends to anyone who cultivates growth: fosterers of innovation, fosterers of community spirit.
Putting somewhere specific
- respite careTemporary substitute caregiving
- caregiverOne providing daily assistance
- homestayLiving with local residents
- host familyHousehold sheltering temporary guests
guardianship · upbringing · provision · childcare · custodial · wardship · shelter · protection
placement
Putting somewhere specific
- respite careTemporary substitute caregiving
- caregiverOne providing daily assistance
- homestayLiving with local residents
host family · guardianship · upbringing · provision · childcare · custodial · wardship · shelter · protection · safehouse
nourish
Provide sustenance to
rear · tend · cherish · bonding · attachment · affection · maternal · paternal · guidance · support
advocate
Public cause supporter
mentor · supporter · backer · promoter · defender · protector · voice · ally · intermediary · liaison
- adoptersearly adopters
fosterersbiological parents
Those who conceived you
birth parents · adoptive parents · abandoners · birth mothers · birth fathers
fosterersabusers
Those who harm others
abandoners · exploiters · child abusers · maltreaters · destroyers
fosterershinderers
Those who obstruct
obstructors · suppressors · inhibitors · discouragers · blockers