FOSTER PARENTS Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

foster parents

noun

plural of foster parent

as in nurses

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Social workers, nurses, therapists, and home health aides provide care that depends not simply on technical skill, but on empathy, dignity, and compassion.

— Scott Levenson, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026
The high amount of overtime at the mental health department is related mainly to nurses working at the state’s mental health hospitals, Whiting and Connecticut Valley Hospital, which are both in Middletown.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of nurses

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Working with a large format camera that dictated the pace of each shoot, Verbeeck introduced herself to potential sitters with open calls to schools, clubs, youth groups and local organizers.

— Zoe Whitfield, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026
Where line sitters were paid to try to secure Banks’ own family one of the most desirable seats in town.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of sitters

Noun

Charming staff move seamlessly, offering tea, telling you about golf tee off times and babysitters, while the Mediterranean winks at the horizon.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
These precautions should apply anywhere children spend time, including the homes of babysitters, grandparents, neighbors, and other family members and friends.

— Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of babysitters

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