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- Dictionaryfoster/ˈfɒstə/
verb
- 1. encourage the development of (something, especially something desirable): "the teacher's task is to foster learning" Similar Opposite
- 2. bring up (a child that is not one's own by birth): "a person who would foster Holly was found" Similar
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foster something in someone I'm trying to foster an interest in classical music in my children. They were discussing the best way to foster democracy and prosperity in the former communist countries .
The meaning of FOSTER is having, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for. How to use foster in a sentence.
Foster definition: to promote the growth or development of; further; encourage. See examples of FOSTER used in a sentence.
FOSTER meaning: 1. to take care of a child, usually for a limited time, without being the child's legal parent: 2…. Learn more.
If you foster a child, you take it into your family for a period of time, without becoming its legal parent.
FOSTER definition: 1. to encourage a particular feeling, situation, or idea to develop: 2. to look after a child as…. Learn more.
[transitive, intransitive] foster (somebody) (especially British English) to take another person’s child into your home for a period of time, without becoming his or her legal parents. They have fostered over 60 children during the past ten years. We couldn't adopt a child, so we decided to foster.
Foster can be a verb (to foster someone or something) or an adjective used to describe a foster family, child, or parent. The word is from the Old English fostrian meaning "to supply with food, nourish, support," which sounds like what those mama hogs were doing.
Providing parental care and nurture to children not related through legal or blood ties: foster parents; foster grandparents; a foster home.
1 foster something to encourage something to develop synonym encourage, promote The organization's aim is to foster better relations within the community.