unfostered
stər, ˈfɒs verb (used with object)
1.
to promote the growth or development of; further; encourage: to foster new ideas.
2.
to bring up, raise, or rear, as a foster child.
3.
to care for or cherish.
4.
British. to place (a child) in a foster home.
5.
Obsolete. to feed or nourish.
Origin:
before 1000; Middle English; Old English fōstor nourishment, fōstrian to nourish; cognate with Old Norse fōstr; akin to food
before 1000; Middle English; Old English fōstor nourishment, fōstrian to nourish; cognate with Old Norse fōstr; akin to food
Related forms
fos·ter·er, noun
fos·ter·ing·ly, adverb
un·fos·tered, adjective
un·fos·ter·ing, adjective
Synonyms
1. favor, forward, advance; foment, instigate. 2. nurse, nourish, sustain, support, maintain. 3. See cherish.
1. favor, forward, advance; foment, instigate. 2. nurse, nourish, sustain, support, maintain. 3. See cherish.
Antonyms
1. discourage.
1. discourage.
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foster (ˈfɒstə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to promote the growth or development of |
| 2. | to bring up (a child, etc); rear |
| 3. | to cherish (a plan, hope, etc) in one's mind |
| 4. | chiefly (Brit) |
| a. to place (a child) in the care of foster parents | |
| b. to bring up under fosterage | |
| —adj | |
| 5. | (in combination) indicating relationship through fostering and not through birth: foster mother; foster child |
| 6. | (in combination) of or involved in the rearing of a child by persons other than his natural or adopted parents: foster home |
| [Old English fōstrian to feed, from fōstor | |
| 'fosterer | |
| —n | |
| 'fostering | |
| —n | |
| Foster (ˈfɒstə) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | Jodie. born 1962, US film actress and director: her films include Taxi Driver (1976), The Accused (1988), The Silence of the Lambs (1990), Little Man Tate (1991; also directed), Nell (1995), and Panic Room (2002) |
| 2. | Norman, Baron. born 1935, British architect. His works include the Willis Faber building (1978) in Ipswich, Stansted Airport, Essex (1991), Chek Lap Kok Airport, Hong Kong (1998), the renovation of the Reichstag, Berlin (1999), and City Hall, London (2002) |
| 3. | Stephen Collins. 1826--64, US composer of songs such as The Old Folks at Home and Oh Susanna |
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Word Origin & History
foster
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.1200; that of "to encourage or help grow" is early 13c.
of things; 1560s of feelings, ideas, etc. O.E. also had the adj. meaning "in the same family but not related," in fostorfæder, etc. Related: Fostered; fostering.
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