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Definitions for Foster
ˈfɔ stər, ˈfɒs tərFos·ter
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Princeton's WordNet
Foster, Stephen Foster, Stephen Collins Fosteradjective
United States songwriter whose songs embody the sentiment of the South before the American Civil War (1826-1864)
foster, surrogateverb
providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties
"foster parent"; "foster child"; "foster home"; "surrogate father"
foster, furtherverb
promote the growth of
"Foster our children's well-being and education"
fosterverb
bring up under fosterage; of children
foster, nurtureverb
help develop, help grow
"nurture his talents"
Wiktionary
fosternoun
A forester
fosternoun
The care given to another; guardianship
fosterverb
To nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child.
fosterverb
To cultivate and grow something.
Our company fosters an appreciation for the arts.
fosterverb
To nurse or cherish something.
fosteradjective
Providing parental care to unrelated children.
fosteradjective
receiving such care
fosteradjective
Related by such care
Fosternoun
An English surname, variant of Forster.
Fosternoun
A male given name transferred from the surname.
Fosternoun
A town in Rhode Island; named for Rhode Island statesman Theodore Foster.
Fosternoun
A town in Victoria.
Fosternoun
A town in Oklahoma.
Fosternoun
A village in Missouri; named for Ohio governor Charles Foster.
Fosternoun
A town in Wisconsin.
Fosternoun
A village in Nebraska; named for George Foster, original owner of town's site.
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Webster Dictionary
Fosterverb
to feed; to nourish; to support; to bring up
Fosterverb
to cherish; to promote the growth of; to encourage; to sustain and promote; as, to foster genius
Fosterverb
to be nourished or trained up together
Fosterverb
relating to nourishment; affording, receiving, or sharing nourishment or nurture; -- applied to father, mother, child, brother, etc., to indicate that the person so called stands in the relation of parent, child, brother, etc., as regards sustenance and nurture, but not by tie of blood
Fosternoun
a forester
Fosternoun
one who, or that which, fosters
Etymology: [OE. fostren, fr. AS. fster, fstor, food, nourishment, fr. fda food. 75. See Food.]
Freebase
Foster
Foster is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, in the United States. The population was 4,606 at the 2010 census.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Foster
fos′tėr, v.t. to bring up or nurse: to encourage.—ns. Fos′terāge, the act of fostering or nursing; Fos′ter-broth′er, a male child, fostered or brought up with another of different parents; Fos′ter-child, a child nursed or brought up by one who is not its parent; Fos′ter-daugh′ter; Fos′terer; Fos′ter-fa′ther, one who brings up a child in place of its father; Fos′terling, a foster-child; Fos′ter-moth′er, one who suckles a child not her own; Fos′ter-nurse (Shak.), a nurse; Fos′ter-par′ent, one who rears a child in the place of its parent; Fos′ter-sis′ter, one brought up as a sister by the same parents, but not a sister by birth; Fos′ter-son, one brought up as a son, though not a son by birth. [A.S. fóstrian, to nourish, fóstor, food.]
Foster
fos′tėr, n. (Spens.) a forester.
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fetors
forest
softer
fortes
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Foster in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Foster in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of Foster in a Sentence
I want people to know that foster children are not bad, they’re not broken, children are resilient, and want and need a loving home.
We’ll have to spend a lot of time together, it’s just going to help nurture and foster some great relationships on the floor and that’s going to, I think, bode well for what we’re going to do out there.
We have so much information to share to find the right home for that dog, staffing has been an issue from the start of the pandemic, as you can imagine. That's why it’s so important to have people step up and volunteer and foster.
Maybe you have a small friend group or maybe you're by yourself, you can find the spaces that can foster the emotion that you're looking for.
Art therapy is being prescribed a lot more to support the mental health of young kids, especially those with social and emotional deficiencies, now with Covid-19, a lot of kids in shelters and also children in foster homes might not have access to art supplies they usually find in school. It's also mental health awareness month, so that's definitely motivating us to ramp it up send even more kits.
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- питая, отглеждам, грижа се заBulgarian
- cultivar, criarCatalan, Valencian
- opfostreDanish
- nähren, Pflege-, pflegenGerman
- ανατρέφω, θετός, μεγαλώνωGreek
- criar, adoptivo, fomentar, adoptadoSpanish
- فاسترPersian
- kasvatti-, vaalia, kasvattaa, hoivata, kasvatus-Finnish
- placement familial, adoptant, cultiver, adoptif, élever, adopterFrench
- altraimScottish Gaelic
- אימוץHebrew
- पालकHindi
- neveltHungarian
- affidatario, adottivoItalian
- xwedî kirin, mezin kirinKurdish
- FosterLatin
- taurima, kumanu, whāngaiMāori
- fosterNorwegian
- nutrir, cuidar, criar, cultivarPortuguese
- поощрять, лелеять, холить, приёмный, воспитыватьRussian
- adoptera, uppfostraSwedish
- 培育Chinese
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