Foster Meaning and Definition


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Foster meaning

Word: Foster

How to pronounce: ˈfɒstə

Transitive verb

Definitions:

1. Encourage or promote the development of (something, typically something regarded as good)

Example sentences: "The teacher's task is to foster learning"

2. Bring up (a child that is not one's own by birth)

Example sentences: "A person who would foster Holly was found"

Adjective

Definitions:

1. Denoting someone that has a specified family connection through fostering rather than birth.

Example sentences: "Foster parent"


Synonyms:

raise

encourage

stimulate

facilitate

rear

bring

promote

adoptive

adopted

educate

bring up

nurture

nourish

cultivate

adoptee

advance

breed

be conducive

further


Antonyms:

hinder


Derivations:

fostering

fostered

fosterage

fosterling


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Foster in Other Languages...

Spanish: Fomentar

German: Fördern

French: Favoriser

Italian: Promuovere

Turkish: Koruyucu


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