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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

fos·ter Audio Help (fô'stər, fŏs'tər) Pronunciation Key
tr.v. fos·tered, fos·ter·ing, fos·ters

To bring up; nurture: bear and foster offspring. See Synonyms at nurture.
To promote the growth and development of; cultivate: detect and foster artistic talent. See Synonyms at advance.
To nurse; cherish: foster a secret hope.

adj.

Providing parental care and nurture to children not related through legal or blood ties: foster parents; foster grandparents; a foster home.
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.]

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Main Entry: foster
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: fos·tered; fos·ter·ing
: to give parental care to

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