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