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- Dictionaryfos·ter/ˈfôstər/
verb
- 1. encourage or promote the development of (something, typically something regarded as good): "the teacher's task is to foster learning" Similar Opposite
- 2. bring up (a child that is not one's own by birth): "a person who would foster Holly was found" Similar
adjective
- 1. denoting someone that has a specified family connection through fostering rather than birth: "foster parent"
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to encourage the development or growth of ideas or feelings: foster something in someone I'm trying to foster an interest in classical music in my children. They were discussing the best way to foster democracy and prosperity in the former communist countries. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
The meaning of FOSTER is having, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for. How to use foster in a sentence.
to encourage the development or growth of ideas or feelings: foster something in someone I'm trying to foster an interest in classical music in my children. They were discussing the best way to foster democracy and prosperity in the former communist countries. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. foster.
Fostered definition: promoted or cultivated. See examples of FOSTERED used in a sentence.
to promote the growth or development of; further; encourage: to foster new ideas. Synonyms: instigate, foment, advance, forward, favor. Antonyms: discourage. to care for a foster child or a pet as a temporary guardian: The couple fostered two boys until they could be reunited with their birth parents.
FOSTER meaning: 1. to take care of a child, usually for a limited time, without being the child's legal parent: 2…. Learn more.
To foster something such as an activity or idea means to help it to develop. Developed countries should foster global economic growth to help new democracies. [ VERB noun ]
