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fostering
fos·ter F0276500 (fô′stər, fŏs′tər)tr.v. fos·tered, fos·ter·ing, fos·ters 1. To bring up; nurture: bear and foster offspring. See Synonyms at nurture.2. To promote the growth and development of; cultivate: detect and foster artistic talent. See Synonyms at advance.3. To nurse; cherish: foster a secret hope.adj.1. Providing parental care and nurture to children not related through legal or blood ties: foster parents; foster grandparents; a foster home.2. Receiving parental care and nurture from those not related to one through legal or blood ties: foster children.
[Middle English fostren, from Old English *fōstrian, to nourish, from fōstor, food, nourishing; see pā- in Indo-European roots.]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | fostering - encouragement; aiding the development of somethingfosterageencouragement - the expression of approval and support | | 2. | fostering - helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important"bringing up, fosterage, 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 fosteringnoun encouragementSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the communitySynonyms- bringing up
- fosterage
- nurture
- rearing
- upbringing
- breeding
- raising
Related Words- acculturation
- enculturation
- socialisation
- socialization
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