foster brother

/ˈfɔːstər ˈbrʌðər/
noun
  1. A male child who is raised in the same foster family as another child, but is not biologically related to that child.
    • Even though they were foster-brothers, they had very different personalities.
    • My foster-brother and I shared a room for five years and became as close as real siblings.
    • He introduced his foster-brother to his friends at the family reunion.
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