noun
A person who temporarily cares for a child in the foster care system. The term is a direct loan from English and is used in social welfare contexts.
彼女はフォスターペアレントとして三人の子供を預かっている。
She is caring for three children as a foster parent.
Variant with interpunct, reflecting the original English word boundary.
里親 is the native Japanese term for foster parent, more common in everyday and legal contexts. フォスターペアレント is a loanword used mainly in international or social welfare discussions.
Loanword from English 'foster parent'.