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daltachas — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • fosterage noun The act of fostering another's child as if it were one's own.
  • guardianship noun The legal responsibility or role of caring for someone who cannot care for themselves, such as a child or an incapacitated adult.

Senses

daltachas is used for these senses in English:

  • foster care A formal system by which a child is cared for, in a foster family, by people other than its own parents, but without being adopted.
  • fosterage The condition of being the foster child.
  • guardianship The office or position of one acting as a guardian or conservator, especially in a legal capacity.
  • pupilage The condition of being a pupil.

fosterage — full definition

  1. noun The act of fostering another's child as if it were one's own.
  2. noun The act of caring for another human being or animal.
  3. noun The condition of being the foster child.
  4. noun The act of promoting or encouraging something.

Related Irish words