Term: foster-parent: a person who acts as parent and guardian for a child in place of the child's natural parents but without legally adopting the child
Candidate hypernym: physical entity: an entity that has physical existence → 1
Candidate hypernym: polyporaceae: fungi that become corky or woody with age, often forming shelflike growths on trees → 0
Candidate hypernym: gunnery sergeant: a noncommissioned officer ranking above a staff sergeant in the marines → 0
Candidate hypernym: interpolation: a message (spoken or written) that is introduced or inserted → 0
Candidate hypernym: actifed: trade name for a drug containing an antihistamine and a decongestant; used to treat upper respiratory conditions and minor allergies → 0
Candidate hypernym: mange: a persistent and contagious disease of the skin causing inflammation and itching and loss of hair; affects domestic animals (and sometimes people) → 0
Candidate hypernym: squirrelfish: very small, brightly colored (especially red) nocturnal fishes of shallow waters or tropical reefs; they make sounds like a squirrel's bark → 0
Candidate hypernym: south sea: any sea to the south of the equator (but especially the South Pacific) → 0
Candidate hypernym: pepper sauce: for venison: brown sauce with sauteed vegetables and trimmings and marinade and plenty of pepper → 0
Candidate hypernym: purine: a colorless crystalline organic base containing nitrogen; the parent compound of various biologically important substances → 0
Candidate hypernym: basin: a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids → 0