English
foster child
Foster child comes from Old English fōstorċild.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150fōstorċild
- Englishearliest quotation 1959foster child
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150fōstorċild
- Englishearliest quotation 1959foster child
Earliest quotation: 1959, John Alves, Resorts for Railfans - 29: Oxford: “Another hopeful broad-gauge prospect was the Oxford, Worcester &…”
Every English word from Old English fōstorċild
Today it means
noun A child in foster care; a child in one's foster care, in relation to oneself.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English fōstorċild / foster child