养父母

養父母

yǎngfùmǔ

noun #16,187

Meanings

1 adoptive parents; foster parents

Characters

to raise; to foster

Examples

她的养父母对她非常好。

Tā de yǎngfùmǔ duì tā fēicháng hǎo.

Her adoptive parents treat her very well.

他长大后才知道自己是养父母带大的。

Tā zhǎngdà hòu cái zhīdào zìjǐ shì yǎngfùmǔ dài dà de.

He only found out after growing up that he was raised by adoptive parents.

Tips

usage

养父母 is the combined form. Individually: 养父 (yǎngfù) = adoptive father, 养母 (yǎngmǔ) = adoptive mother. The opposite is 亲生父母 (qīnshēng fùmǔ, biological parents).

Stroke Order

养 yǎng

父 fù

母 mǔ