foster-son

1. 1.

   someone who is raised as a son although not related by birth

   Synonymsfoster son

   Broaderfoster-child

Questions about foster-son

What does foster-son mean?

foster-son means "someone who is raised as a son although not related by birth".

How many syllables are in foster-son?

foster-son has 3 syllables and divides as fo-ster--son under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for foster-son?

Close synonyms include foster son. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.