Answer: adopter
AnswerCrossword Clue
ADOPTERTextbook selector
adopterto accept as one's own
adopterone who adopts (to take as one's own)
adopterto become the legal parent of (the child of another)
ADOPTEREarly ...
ADOPTERInstant parent
ADOPTERMother who never had a delivery?
ADOPTERParent-by-choice, of sorts
ADOPTERParent by choice
ADOPTERSurrogate parent
ADOPTERAngelina Jolie or Madonna, notably
ADOPTEROrphan's new parent
ADOPTERFoster parent, at times.
ADOPTEREspouser.
ADOPTERFoster parent.
ADOPTERMr. Brownlow, to Oliver Twist
ADOPTERNew parent, at times
ADOPTERMany a parent
ADOPTERPet shelter visitor, perhaps
ADOPTEROrphan's instant parent