Sponsor

English translation: I don't think so.

11:14 Apr 13, 2017
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. / British English
English term or phrase: Sponsor
I am proofreading a text translated from Arabic into English. One term is translated as 'sponsor', but I am quite sure that it means 'foster carer'.

Could 'sponsor' mean 'foster carer' by any stretch of the meaning?

Thank you
Mandy K
Local time: 20:04
Selected answer:I don't think so.
Explanation:
Thesaurus.com gives "godparent" among the synonyms, but that's not the same thing.
Wikipedia defines sponsor in general as "May refer to a person or organization with some sort of responsibility for another person or organisation", which might be said to cover it in a vague sort of way, but that's the closest I can find.
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Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:04
Grading comment
Thank you
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2 +1I don't think so.
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sponsor
I don't think so.


Explanation:
Thesaurus.com gives "godparent" among the synonyms, but that's not the same thing.
Wikipedia defines sponsor in general as "May refer to a person or organization with some sort of responsibility for another person or organisation", which might be said to cover it in a vague sort of way, but that's the closest I can find.

Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:04
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 44
Grading comment
Thank you

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tina Vonhof (X): Sponsoring a child usually means providing financial support; foster care means actually taking the child into your home and family.
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