fosterhoodn.
rare.
The condition of being fostered or nursed tenderly.
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nurturec1330
nursing?1533
fosterhood1834
1834 Tait's Edinb. Mag. New Ser. 1 242 Margaret would..bid her not spoil the boy by over-fosterhood.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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