fosterern.

Brit.

/ˈfɒst(ə)rə/, U.S.

/ˈfɔstərər/,

/ˈfɑstərər/

Etymology: < foster v. + -er suffix¹.

1. One who nurses and brings up (a child); a nurse, foster-parent; esp. with reference to the custom of fosterage n.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > parent > [noun] > foster-parent

fostera1000

fosterera1571

foster-parent1649

1589 R. Greene Menaphon sig. E3 What sparkes they haue of inconstancie, they drawe from their female fosterers.

1612 J. Davies Discouerie Causes Ireland 178 In Ireland..they put away al their children to Fosterers.

1747 W. Harris in R. Southey Common-place Bk. (1849) 2nd Ser. 362 If any love or faith is to be found among the Irish, you must look for it among the fosterers and their foster-children.

1876 Bulwer-Lytton's Pausanias (ed. 2) i. iii. 61 My fosterer, my saviour, my more than father.

figurative.a1571 J. Jewel Expos. 1 Thess. 153 in Wks. (1611) Peace..is the Nurse and fosterer of the Church of God.1836 E. Bulwer-Lytton Athens (1837) II. 577 Fountains and Rivers and ye Trojan Plains, I loved ye as my fosterers.

2. One who cherishes or cultivates (a plant, etc.).

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > gardener > [noun]

leightonwardc1000

curtilera1300

gardenerc1300

gardener1340

curtelaina1400

hortulan1526

ortolan1526

Adamist1623

fosterer1628

gardeneressa1645

under-gardener1687

horticulist1754

horticultor1760

yard boy1776

garden boy1798

horticulturist1818

plantsman1881

mali1908

plantswoman1933

1628 W. Prynne Vnlouelinesse of Louelockes 27 All our Impudent, Ruffianly, and Shamelesse Love-locke fosterers.

1871 M. Collins Marquis & Merchant II. vi. 167 I don't pretend to guess whether she prefers the fosterer of flowers or the smiter of steel.

3. A patron, protector, favourer (of persons or things); one who, or something which, promotes or encourages the growth of (a feeling, an institution, etc.).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > promotion or help forward > [noun] > one who or that which

fostrild?c1225

nurser1363

speed1377

promoter1384

furtherer1390

speederc1400

upraiserc1440

promotor1517

nurse1526

advancer1540

promover1545

fosterera1586

increasera1625

fartherer1633

uplifter1650

cultivator1663

upbuilder1865

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Apol. Poetrie (1595) sig. H2^v Dooth not knowledge of Law..being abused, grow the crooked fosterer of horrible iniuries?

1587 J. Hooker Chron. Ireland 132/1 in Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) II The most notable offendors and their fosterers.

1659 J. Rushworth Hist. Coll. 616 His Mother was a Recusant, and a fosterer of Recusants.

1691 A. Wood Athenæ Oxonienses I. 819 Being found unfit..because he was a fosterer of faction, he resign'd.

1837 W. Whewell Hist. Inductive Sci. I. iv. ii. 274 The Arabs became the fosterers and patrons of philosophy.

1848 E. Bulwer-Lytton Harold I. iv. vii. 295 His character, as the foe of all injustice, and the fosterer of all that were desolate.

4. Anglo-Irish. A foster-brother.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > sibling > brother > [noun] > foster-brother

foster-brothera1000

sucking ferec1384

nourished brother1485

nurse-fellow1526

fosterer1735

1735 J. Swift Lett. (1766) II. 217 When I had credit..at court, I provided for above fifty people..of which, not one was a relation. I have neither followers, nor fosterers, nor dependers.

1828 T. C. Croker Fairy Legends & Trad. S. Ireland II. 238 He has an eye on the farm this long time for a fosterer of his own.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fosterer
释义	fosterern. Brit. /ˈfɒst(ə)rə/, U.S. /ˈfɔstərər/, /ˈfɑstərər/ Etymology: < foster v. + -er suffix¹. 1. One who nurses and brings up (a child); a nurse, foster-parent; esp. with reference to the custom of fosterage n. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > parent > [noun] > foster-parent fostera1000 fosterera1571 foster-parent1649 1589 R. Greene Menaphon sig. E3 What sparkes they haue of inconstancie, they drawe from their female fosterers. 1612 J. Davies Discouerie Causes Ireland 178 In Ireland..they put away al their children to Fosterers. 1747 W. Harris in R. Southey Common-place Bk. (1849) 2nd Ser. 362 If any love or faith is to be found among the Irish, you must look for it among the fosterers and their foster-children. 1876 Bulwer-Lytton's Pausanias (ed. 2) i. iii. 61 My fosterer, my saviour, my more than father. figurative.a1571 J. Jewel Expos. 1 Thess. 153 in Wks. (1611) Peace..is the Nurse and fosterer of the Church of God.1836 E. Bulwer-Lytton Athens (1837) II. 577 Fountains and Rivers and ye Trojan Plains, I loved ye as my fosterers. 2. One who cherishes or cultivates (a plant, etc.). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > gardener > [noun] leightonwardc1000 curtilera1300 gardenerc1300 gardener1340 curtelaina1400 hortulan1526 ortolan1526 Adamist1623 fosterer1628 gardeneressa1645 under-gardener1687 horticulist1754 horticultor1760 yard boy1776 garden boy1798 horticulturist1818 plantsman1881 mali1908 plantswoman1933 1628 W. Prynne Vnlouelinesse of Louelockes 27 All our Impudent, Ruffianly, and Shamelesse Love-locke fosterers. 1871 M. Collins Marquis & Merchant II. vi. 167 I don't pretend to guess whether she prefers the fosterer of flowers or the smiter of steel. 3. A patron, protector, favourer (of persons or things); one who, or something which, promotes or encourages the growth of (a feeling, an institution, etc.). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > promotion or help forward > [noun] > one who or that which fostrild?c1225 nurser1363 speed1377 promoter1384 furtherer1390 speederc1400 upraiserc1440 promotor1517 nurse1526 advancer1540 promover1545 fosterera1586 increasera1625 fartherer1633 uplifter1650 cultivator1663 upbuilder1865 a1586 Sir P. Sidney Apol. Poetrie (1595) sig. H2^v Dooth not knowledge of Law..being abused, grow the crooked fosterer of horrible iniuries? 1587 J. Hooker Chron. Ireland 132/1 in Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) II The most notable offendors and their fosterers. 1659 J. Rushworth Hist. Coll. 616 His Mother was a Recusant, and a fosterer of Recusants. 1691 A. Wood Athenæ Oxonienses I. 819 Being found unfit..because he was a fosterer of faction, he resign'd. 1837 W. Whewell Hist. Inductive Sci. I. iv. ii. 274 The Arabs became the fosterers and patrons of philosophy. 1848 E. Bulwer-Lytton Harold I. iv. vii. 295 His character, as the foe of all injustice, and the fosterer of all that were desolate. 4. Anglo-Irish. A foster-brother. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > sibling > brother > [noun] > foster-brother foster-brothera1000 sucking ferec1384 nourished brother1485 nurse-fellow1526 fosterer1735 1735 J. Swift Lett. (1766) II. 217 When I had credit..at court, I provided for above fifty people..of which, not one was a relation. I have neither followers, nor fosterers, nor dependers. 1828 T. C. Croker Fairy Legends & Trad. S. Ireland II. 238 He has an eye on the farm this long time for a fosterer of his own. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1571
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