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fosterage
fos·ter·age F5279550 (fô′stə-rĭj, fŏs′-)n.1. The act of fostering; nurturance or promotion: government fosterage of new technologies.2. The act or custom of placing a child with a foster parent or parents, especially when practiced as a traditional childrearing method in certain societies.fosterage (ˈfɒstərɪdʒ) n1. (Law) the act of caring for or bringing up a foster child2. (Law) the condition or state of being a foster child3. the act of encouraging or promotingThesaurus| Noun | 1. | fosterage - encouragement; aiding the development of somethingfosteringencouragement - the expression of approval and support | | 2. | fosterage - helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important"bringing up, fostering, nurture, rearing, upbringing, breeding, raisingacculturation, enculturation, socialisation, socialization - the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture; "the socialization of children to the norms of their culture" |
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Synonyms for fosteragenoun encouragementSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the communitySynonyms- bringing up
- fostering
- nurture
- rearing
- upbringing
- breeding
- raising
Related Words- acculturation
- enculturation
- socialisation
- socialization
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