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   fos·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 encouragepromotefurtherstimulateadvanceforwardcultivatenurturestrengthenenrichhelpaidabetassistcontribute tosupportendorsechampionspeak forproselytizesponsorespouseupholdbackboostgive backing tofacilitateOpposite neglectsuppressdestroy
   • ▪ develop (a feeling or idea) in oneself: "appropriate praise helps a child foster a sense of self-worth"
   • 2. bring up (a child that is not one's own by birth): "a person who would foster Holly was found" Similar bring uprearraisecare fortake care oflook afternurtureprovide formotherparent

   adjective

   • 1. denoting someone that has a specified family connection through fostering rather than birth: "foster parent"
   • ▪ involving or concerned with fostering a child: "foster care"

   Word Origin Old Englishfōstrian ‘feed, nourish’, from fōster‘food, nourishment’, of Germanic origin; related to food. The sense ‘bring up another's (originally also one's own) child’ dates from Middle English. See also foster-.

   Derivatives

   • 1. fosterer noun

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › fosterFoster Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   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.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFOSTER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   uk / ˈfɒs.tə r/ us / ˈfɑː.stɚ /. used to refer to someone or something connected with the care of children, usually for a limited time, by someone who is not the child's legal parent: foster care / home / child / mother. foster family The neglected child was removed from her home and placed with a foster family.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › fosterFOSTER Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Foster definition: to promote the growth or development of; further; encourage. See examples of FOSTER used in a sentence.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › fosterFoster - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   To foster is to nurture something. A teacher could foster creativity by providing crayons to every student. You can also foster a child, which means the child lives in your home for a time.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFOSTER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you foster a child, you take it into your family for a period of time, without becoming its legal parent.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryFOSTER | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   FOSTER meaning: 1. to take care of a child, usually for a limited time, without being the child's legal parent: 2…. Learn more.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishFOSTER | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   FOSTER definition: 1. to encourage a particular feeling, situation, or idea to develop: 2. to look after a child as…. Learn more.

9. www.thefreedictionary.com › fosterFoster - definition of foster by The Free Dictionary

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   Providing parental care and nurture to children not related through legal or blood ties: foster parents; foster grandparents; a foster home.

10. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › fosterfoster | meaning of foster in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

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    foster meaning, definition, what is foster: to help a skill, feeling, idea etc devel...: Learn more.

11. www.yourdictionary.com › fosterFoster Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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    Having the standing of a specified member of the family, though not by birth or adoption, and giving, receiving, or sharing the care appropriate to that standing. Foster parent, foster brother. Webster's New World. Providing parental care and nurture to children not related through legal or blood ties.