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fosteress

fosteress noun: a female fosterer.

Noun

fosteress (plural fosteresses)

  1. (archaic) A female fosterer.

Forms of fosteress

pluralfosteresses
alternative formfostress

Origin of fosteress

From foster + -ess.

Questions about fosteress

What does fosteress mean?
Fosteress means a female fosterer.
What part of speech is fosteress?
Fosteress is a noun.
What is the plural of fosteress?
The plural of fosteress is fosteresses.

Words near fosteress in the dictionary

  1. fostercare
  2. fostered
  3. fostered up
  4. fosterer
  5. fosterers
  6. fosteress
  7. fosteresses
  8. fosterest
  9. fostereth
  10. fosterhome
  11. fosterhomes

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