foster parent
Example Sentences
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But he also said he was worried about the "flat lining" of foster parents available.
From BBC
"As I was dressing my son to hand him over to his foster parents who were on their way, I felt the most horrific heartbreak," Ulrik says.
From BBC
He’s since become a foster parent to more than 50 cucumber varieties, many of which look nothing like what you would see in a grocery store.
From New York Times
If Mrs. Mitchell had said that her husband lived with her, she would have been disqualified as a foster parent, child welfare officials said.
From New York Times
The children, all aged four to nine, were first placed in a care home and then lived with Danish foster parents.
From BBC
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