仮親

Japanese

Kanji in this term
仮	親
かり Grade: 5	おや Grade: 2

Alternative spelling
假親 (kyūjitai)

Noun

仮(かり)親(おや) • (karioya) 

1. a foster parent, an adoptive parent
2. a proxy for one's parents

   新郎(しんろう)新婦(しんぷ)の仮親(かりおや)になる

   shinrō shinpu no karioya ni naru

   act as proxy parent for the bride and groom

3. (biology) host of a brood parasite