foster brother
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of foster brother
before 1000; Middle English; Old English fōster brōthor
Example Sentences
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Unless they were using him as target practice, they didn’t want to be associated with their foster brother, and that was all right with Danny.
From Literature
He extends the love he didn’t have as a child to his foster brother.
From Seattle Times
A woman who passed up going to university to care for her autistic foster brother has described how he inspired her to set up her own behavioural therapy centre.
From BBC
Williams has a 2-year-old adopted sister Ryleigh who went through the foster care system, “so I’m a foster brother,” Williams said.
From Seattle Times
Partly, their suspicions stemmed from his strange behavior; one foster brother heard C.J. saying that his classmates were robots intent on hurting him.
From Seattle Times
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