noun
foster parent; temporary guardian
Refers to a person who acts as a parent temporarily, often in a legal or caregiving context. The term emphasizes the provisional nature of the relationship.
彼は親戚の子供の仮の親になった。
He became the temporary guardian of his relative's child.
仮の親として、彼女はその子を自分の子のように育てた。
As a foster parent, she raised the child as if it were her own.
Compound of 仮 (kari, 'temporary, provisional') + の (no, possessive particle) + 親 (oya, 'parent'). The phrase literally means 'temporary parent'.