A man in relation to the child or children whom he is fostering.
 his foster father was a particularly strong influence on him
 Example sentencesExamples
-  Sophia spent her first 11 months with a loving foster father and mother who had two daughters and one son.
 -  His commander and foster father had lost sight of him in the confusion of war.
 -  The man was a sort of foster father to my friend.
 -  His foster father stayed with him in the ward day and night.
 -  Her foster father made cards to help her memorize numbers and new words.
 -  Darren's foster father told of the family's relief at being reunited.
 -  He feels genuine gratitude and affection for his foster father.
 -  My foster father let me stay until I went to college the next fall
 -  He was taught by our foster father, but the books he used were from our biological father.
 -  Orphaned as a child, he was disinherited by his wealthy foster father and felt severely alienated through all his adult life.