cross-foster

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English

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Etymology

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From cross- +‎ foster.

Verb

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cross-foster (third-person singular simple present cross-fosters, present participle cross-fostering, simple past and past participle cross-fostered)

  1. To remove offspring from its biological mother to be reared by another, especially so as to equalize the numbers in litters.
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