foster-mothern.

Brit.

/ˈfɒstəˌmʌðə/, U.S.

/ˈfɔstərˌməðər/,

/ˈfɑstərˌməðər/

Etymology: Old English fóster- , fóstormódor , < foster n.¹ Compare Old Norse fóstrmóðir . (Old English had also féstermódor ; compare féstre = foster n.²).

1. A woman who nurses and brings up another's child: (a) as an adoptive mother; (b) in the capacity of a nurse.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > parent > mother > [noun] > foster-mother

foster-mother?a1000

nursing mother1535

nurse-mother1579

fostress1603

foster-nurse1607

mammy1618

?a1000 Martyrol. (1894) 154 Þa cwæð þæs cnihtes fostor~modor to þam fæder: gif [etc.].

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 12926 Ich wes hire uoster-moder [c1300 Otho foster-moder].

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 3347 Hir foster moder wit hir sco ledd.

1488 (c1478) Hary Actis & Deidis Schir William Wallace (Adv.) (1968–9) ii. l. 270 His fostir-modyr lowed him our the laiff.

1634 M. Sandys Prudence x. 127 That Childe that receiveth nutriment from his Foster Mother.

1726 Most Wonderful Wonder 7 The young Gentleman told his Foster Mother..that great Care should be taken both of her Cubs and Nursling.

1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. 582 Maine.. was loved by Lewis with the love of a father, by Madame de Maintenon with the not less tender love of a foster mother.

1894 Daily News 12 Mar. 6/5 Each home..will be in charge of a foster-father and foster-mother.

figurative.1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. CC Obedience..is the norice or foster mother to all vertues.1637 Earl of Monmouth tr. V. Malvezzi Romulus & Tarquin 201 Liberty belongs to equals, flattery to inferiours, the one is the Common-wealths Nurse, the other the Tyrants foster-mother.1874 G. Bancroft Hist. U.S. X. iv. 116 France became the foster-mother of republicanism.

2. An apparatus for rearing chickens hatched in an incubator.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping birds > poultry-keeping > [noun] > poultry-rearing equipment

nest-egg1579

mother1807

brood-basket1848

incubator1857

crammer1887

foster-mother1907

1907 Yesterday's Shopping (1969) p. xxxv/4 Foster mothers.

1911 J. W. Hurst Successful Incubation 78 A cheap form of ordinary lamp should never be used, as is sometimes attempted..by makers of home-made brooders and foster-mothers.

1914 Poultry 2 Jan. 1042 When my Chicks are in your Foster-Mothers I can rest comfortably at night, and so can the Chicks.

1960 Farmer & Stockbreeder 19 Jan. (Suppl.) 37/3 There is still much to be said for the old foster-mother as this not only provides a brooder but a house as well.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	foster-mother
释义	foster-mothern. Brit. /ˈfɒstəˌmʌðə/, U.S. /ˈfɔstərˌməðər/, /ˈfɑstərˌməðər/ Etymology: Old English fóster- , fóstormódor , < foster n.¹ Compare Old Norse fóstrmóðir . (Old English had also féstermódor ; compare féstre = foster n.²). 1. A woman who nurses and brings up another's child: (a) as an adoptive mother; (b) in the capacity of a nurse. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > parent > mother > [noun] > foster-mother foster-mother?a1000 nursing mother1535 nurse-mother1579 fostress1603 foster-nurse1607 mammy1618 ?a1000 Martyrol. (1894) 154 Þa cwæð þæs cnihtes fostor~modor to þam fæder: gif [etc.]. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 12926 Ich wes hire uoster-moder [c1300 Otho foster-moder]. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 3347 Hir foster moder wit hir sco ledd. 1488 (c1478) Hary Actis & Deidis Schir William Wallace (Adv.) (1968–9) ii. l. 270 His fostir-modyr lowed him our the laiff. 1634 M. Sandys Prudence x. 127 That Childe that receiveth nutriment from his Foster Mother. 1726 Most Wonderful Wonder 7 The young Gentleman told his Foster Mother..that great Care should be taken both of her Cubs and Nursling. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. 582 Maine.. was loved by Lewis with the love of a father, by Madame de Maintenon with the not less tender love of a foster mother. 1894 Daily News 12 Mar. 6/5 Each home..will be in charge of a foster-father and foster-mother. figurative.1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. CC Obedience..is the norice or foster mother to all vertues.1637 Earl of Monmouth tr. V. Malvezzi Romulus & Tarquin 201 Liberty belongs to equals, flattery to inferiours, the one is the Common-wealths Nurse, the other the Tyrants foster-mother.1874 G. Bancroft Hist. U.S. X. iv. 116 France became the foster-mother of republicanism. 2. An apparatus for rearing chickens hatched in an incubator. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping birds > poultry-keeping > [noun] > poultry-rearing equipment nest-egg1579 mother1807 brood-basket1848 incubator1857 crammer1887 foster-mother1907 1907 Yesterday's Shopping (1969) p. xxxv/4 Foster mothers. 1911 J. W. Hurst Successful Incubation 78 A cheap form of ordinary lamp should never be used, as is sometimes attempted..by makers of home-made brooders and foster-mothers. 1914 Poultry 2 Jan. 1042 When my Chicks are in your Foster-Mothers I can rest comfortably at night, and so can the Chicks. 1960 Farmer & Stockbreeder 19 Jan. (Suppl.) 37/3 There is still much to be said for the old foster-mother as this not only provides a brooder but a house as well. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?a1000
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