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
Broader: physical entity: an entity that has physical existence | Unrelated: polyporaceae: fungi that become corky or woody with age, often forming shelflike growths on trees
Broader: physical entity: an entity that has physical existence | Unrelated: gunnery sergeant: a noncommissioned officer ranking above a staff sergeant in the marines
Broader: physical entity: an entity that has physical existence | Unrelated: interpolation: a message (spoken or written) that is introduced or inserted
Broader: physical entity: an entity that has physical existence | Unrelated: actifed: trade name for a drug containing an antihistamine and a decongestant; used to treat upper respiratory conditions and minor allergies
Broader: physical entity: an entity that has physical existence | Unrelated: mange: a persistent and contagious disease of the skin causing inflammation and itching and loss of hair; affects domestic animals (and sometimes people)
Broader: physical entity: an entity that has physical existence | Unrelated: squirrelfish: very small, brightly colored (especially red) nocturnal fishes of shallow waters or tropical reefs; they make sounds like a squirrel's bark
Broader: physical entity: an entity that has physical existence | Unrelated: south sea: any sea to the south of the equator (but especially the South Pacific)
Broader: physical entity: an entity that has physical existence | Unrelated: pepper sauce: for venison: brown sauce with sauteed vegetables and trimmings and marinade and plenty of pepper
Broader: physical entity: an entity that has physical existence | Unrelated: purine: a colorless crystalline organic base containing nitrogen; the parent compound of various biologically important substances
Broader: physical entity: an entity that has physical existence | Unrelated: basin: a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids