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child vs foster-child

foster-child vs child

child and foster-child both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
child Yes No No No
foster-child Yes No No No
As nouns, foster-child is a hyponym of child; that is, foster-child is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than child:
  • child: a young person of either sex
  • foster-child: a child who is raised by foster parents
Other hyponyms of child include bairn, buster, changeling, child prodigy, infant prodigy, wonder child, foster child, fosterling, imp, monkey, rapscallion, rascal, scalawag, scallywag, scamp, kiddie, kiddy, orphan, peanut, picaninny, piccaninny, pickaninny, poster child, kindergartener, kindergartner, preschooler, silly, sprog, bambino, toddler, tot, yearling, urchin, street child, waif.
child (noun) foster-child (noun)
a young person of either sex a child who is raised by foster parents
a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age
an immature childish person
a member of a clan or tribe
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