養父母(ようふぼ)

ようふぼ
noun
adoptive parents; foster parents
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1. adoptive parents, foster parents
Parents who have legally adopted a child, or parents who are raising a child that is not their biological offspring.
養父母(ようふぼ)に育(そだ)てられた。
I was raised by adoptive parents.
彼女(かのじょ)は養父母(ようふぼ)のことを実(じつ)の親(おや)のように慕(した)っている。
She loves her adoptive parents as if they were her biological parents.
幼(おさな)いころに養父母(ようふぼ)のもとに引(ひ)き取(と)られ、愛情(あいじょう)深(ぶか)く育(そだ)ててもらったことに感謝(かんしゃ)している。
I was taken in by my adoptive parents as a young child and am grateful for being raised with deep love.

A compound of 養(よう) (to foster, to adopt) and 父母(ふぼ) (father and mother). The individual terms are 養父(ようふ) (adoptive father) and 養母(ようぼ) (adoptive mother).

Common collocations

Related words

  • 実父母(じつふぼ): biological parents — the birth parents
  • 里親(さとおや): foster parent — specifically a foster care parent, which may be temporary
  • 養子(ようし): adopted child
  • 養子縁組(ようしえんぐみ): legal adoption

Related Words

Related: 里親(さとおや) (foster parent)
Related: 養子(ようし) (adopted child)
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Added 2026.4.2 12:27 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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