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fos·ter (fô'stər, fŏs'tər) tr.v. fos·tered, fos·ter·ing, fos·ters
[Middle English fostren, from Old English *fōstrian, to nourish, from fōstor, food, nourishing; see pā- in Indo-European roots.] |
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Foster
Fos"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fostered, p. pr. & vb. n. Fostering.] [OE. fostren, fr. AS. f[=o]ster, f[=o]stor, food, nourishment, fr. f[=o]da food. [root]75. See Food.]1. To feed; to nourish; to support; to bring up. Some say that ravens foster forlorn children. --Shak. 2. To cherish; to promote the growth of; to encourage; to sustain and promote; as, to foster genius.Foster
Fos"ter\, v. i. To be nourished or trained up together. [Obs.] --Spenser.Foster
Fos"ter\, a. [AS. f[=o]ster, f[=o]stor, nourishment. See Foster, v. t.] 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. Foster babe, or child, an infant of child nursed by a woman not its mother, or bred by a man not its father. Foster brother, Foster sister, one who is, or has been, nursed at the same breast, or brought up by the same nurse as another, but is not of the same parentage. Foster dam, one who takes the place of a mother; a nurse. --Dryden. Foster earth, earth by which a plant is nourished, though not its native soil. --J. Philips. { Foster father}, a man who takes the place of a father in caring for a child. --Bacon. Foster land. (a) Land allotted for the maintenance of any one. [Obs.] (b) One's adopted country. Foster lean [foster + AS. l[ae]n a loan See Loan.], remuneration fixed for the rearing of a foster child; also, the jointure of a wife. [Obs.] --Wharton. Foster mother, a woman who takes a mother's place in the nurture and care of a child; a nurse. Foster nurse, a nurse; a nourisher. [R.] --Shak. Foster parent, a foster mother or foster father. Foster son, a male foster child.Foster
Fos"ter\, n. A forester. [Obs.] --Spenser.Foster
Fos"ter\, n. One who, or that which, fosters.
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Language Translation for : foster
Spanish:
acoger, criar,
German:
pflegen,
Japanese:
養育する
foster (v.)
O.E. *fostrian "to supply with food, nourish, support," from fostor "food, nourishment, bringing up," from P.Gmc. *fostrom, from root *foth-/*fod- (see food). Meaning "to bring up a child with parental care" is from c.1205; that of "to encourage or help grow" is c.1225 of things; 1570 of feelings, ideas, etc. O.E. also had the adj. meaning "in the same family but not related," in fostorfæder, etc.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: fos·ter
Function: adjective
: affording, receiving, or sharing nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal relationships foster child> foster parent>
Main Entry: foster
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: fos·tered; fos·ter·ing
: to give parental care to
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Foster Parenting
Foster Parents give children hope Help Neglected and Abused Children
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