Foster parent and Shepherd

Foster parent

Foster parent noun - A person who acts as parent and guardian for a child in place of the child's natural parents but without legally adopting the child.
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Shepherd and foster parent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shepherd" instead a noun phrase "Foster parent".

Shepherd

Shepherd noun - A herder of sheep (on an open range); someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock.
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Foster parent and shepherd are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Foster parent" instead a noun "Shepherd".

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Shepherd and Foster parent. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/foster_parent/shepherd
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Shepherd or Foster parent. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/foster_parent/shepherd.
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