養やしない親おや

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Meanings

noun

foster parents; godparents

Refers to adults who raise a child in place of the biological parents, including both foster parents and godparents. The term is not limited to legal foster care; it can also refer to informal guardianship or spiritual sponsorship.

彼かの女じょは幼おさない頃ころに両りょう親しんを亡

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養やしな

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親おや

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育そだ

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She lost her parents when she was little and was raised by foster parents.

洗せん礼れい式しきでは、養やしない親おやが子こ供どもの信しん仰こうの成せい長ちょうを見み守まもる役やく割わりを担になう。

At the baptism, the godparents take on the role of watching over the child's spiritual growth.

Kanji

養foster, bring up, rear
親parent, intimacy, relative

Related words

里さと親おや
里親 specifically refers to foster parents in the context of the formal foster care system, while 養い親 is a broader term that can include godparents and informal guardians.
保ほ護ご者しゃ
保護者 is a general term for a guardian or protector, often used in legal or school contexts, and does not necessarily imply a parental role.

Built from

養やしなう+親おや

Etymology

Compound of 養い (yashinai, 'raising, fostering') + 親 (oya, 'parent'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term has been used to refer to non-biological caregivers.