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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024fos•ter /ˈfɔstɚ, ˈfɑstɚ/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]- to promote the growth or development of:to foster new ideas.
- Sociologyto bring up;
rear:to foster an abandoned child.
adj. [ before a noun] - Sociologyproviding or receiving parental care despite the absence of relationship by blood or law:a foster home; foster children.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fos•ter (fô′stər, fos′tər),USA pronunciation v.t. - to promote the growth or development of;
further;
encourage:to foster new ideas. - to bring up, raise, or rear, as a foster child.
- to care for or cherish.
- [Brit.]to place (a child) in a foster home.
- [Obs.]to feed or nourish.
- bef. 1000; Middle English; Old English fōstor nourishment, fōstrian to nourish; cognate with Old Norse fōstr; akin to food
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged favor, forward, advance; foment, instigate.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged nurse, nourish, sustain, support, maintain.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See cherish.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged discourage.
Fos•ter (fô′stər, fos′tər),USA pronunciation n. - Biographical Stephen (Collins), 1826–64, U.S. songwriter.
William Z(eb•u•lon) (zeb′yə lən),USA pronunciation 1881–1961, U.S. labor organizer: leader in the Communist party.- a male given name.
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