- verbfostered (past tense) · fostered (past participle)
- encourage or promote the development of (something, typically something regarded as good):"the teacher's task is to foster learning"
- develop (a feeling or idea) in oneself:"appropriate praise helps a child foster a sense of self-worth"
- bring up (a child that is not one's own by birth):"a person who would foster Holly was found"
OriginOld English fōstrian ‘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-.Similar and Opposite Wordsverb- encourage or promote the development of (something, typically something regarded as good):
- bring up (a child that is not one's own by birth):
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- To take care of a childLearn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.to take care of a child, usually for a limited time, without being the child's legal parent: Would you consider fostering (a child)?dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/fostered: affording, receiving, or sharing nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal relationships a foster child a foster parent foster 2 of 2 transitive verb fostered; fostering : to give parental care towww.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foster
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