fóstra.
foster mother
Meaning & usage
foster mother
nurse (woman hired to bring up a child)
a nursery school/pre-school/kindergarten caretaker/teacher (usually female; a man in such a role may also be called fóstri)
Where this word comes from
From Old Norse fóstra (“foster mother; wetnurse”).
to foster, to bring up, to nurture
Where this word comes from
From Old Norse fóstra (“to foster; to nurse”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.