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养父

養父
yǎngfù
noun #17,154

Meanings

  1. 1 foster father; adoptive father

Examples

他的养父对他视如己出。
Tā de yǎngfù duì tā shì rú jǐ chū.
His adoptive father treats him as his own child.
她长大后才知道自己有一个养父。
Tā zhǎngdà hòu cái zhīdào zìjǐ yǒu yí gè yǎngfù.
She only found out she had an adoptive father after she grew up.

Tips

usage
养父 is the adoptive/foster father. The related terms are 养母 (yǎngmǔ, adoptive mother), 亲生父亲 (qīnshēng fùqīn, biological father), and 继父 (jìfù, stepfather — different from adoptive father).

Stroke Order

养 yǎng
父 fù