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Fos·ter  (fôstr, fstr), Stephen Collins 1826-1864.

American songwriter whose popular works, such as "Oh! Susannah" (1848) and "Old Folks at Home" (1851), reflect the sentiment of pre-Civil War America.

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fos·ter  (fôstr, fstr)

tr.v. fos·tered, fos·ter·ing, fos·ters

1. To bring up; nurture: bear and foster offspring. See Synonyms at nurture.

2. To promote the growth and development of; cultivate: detect and foster artistic talent. See Synonyms at advance.

3. To nurse; cherish: foster a secret hope.

adj.

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

2. Receiving parental care and nurture from those not related to one through legal or blood ties: foster children.

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[Middle English fostren, from Old English *fstrian, to nourish, from fstor, food, nourishing; see p- in Indo-European roots.]

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foster

Adjective

of or involved in the bringing up of a child not one's own: foster care

Verb

1. to bring up (a child not one's own)

2. to promote the growth or development of: Catherine fostered knowledge and patronized the arts [Old English fōstrian to feed]

fostering n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Foster - United States songwriter whose songs embody the sentiment of the South before the American Civil War (1826-1864) Stephen Collins Foster, Stephen Foster
Verb	1.	foster - promote the growth of; "Foster our children's well-being and education" further encourage, promote, further, boost, advance - contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"
	2.	foster - bring up under fosterage; of children parent, bring up, nurture, rear, raise - bring up; "raise a family"; "bring up children"
	3.	foster - help develop, help grow; "nurture his talents" nurture patronage, keep going, patronise, patronize, support - be a regular customer or client of; "We patronize this store"; "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could" encourage - inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to serve well, serve - promote, benefit, or be useful or beneficial to; "Art serves commerce"; "Their interests are served"; "The lake serves recreation"; "The President's wisdom has served the country well"
Adj.	1.	foster - providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties; "foster parent"; "foster child"; "foster home"; "surrogate father" surrogate adoptive - of parents and children; related by adoption; "adoptive parents"

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foster

verb 1. bring up, mother, raise, nurse, look after, rear, care for, take care of, nurture

verb 2. develop, support, further, encourage, feed, promote, stimulate, uphold, nurture, cultivate, foment << OPPOSITE suppress

verb 3. cherish, sustain, entertain, harbour, accommodate, nourish

Translations

foster [ˈfɔstəʳ] vt [+ child] → acoger en familia [+ idea]; fomentar

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foster [ˈfɔstəʳ] vt (= encourage) → encourager, favoriser [+ child]; élever (sans adopter)

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foster [ˈfɔstəʳ] vt (child) → in Pflege nehmen;

(idea, activity) → fördern

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foster [ˈfɔstəʳ] vt → incoraggiare, nutrire [+ child]; avere in affidamento

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foster

v foster [ˈfostə]

1 to look after for a period of time; to bring up a child that is not one's own She fostered the children for several months. pleegsorg يُرَبّي، يَتَبَنّى грижа се за starat se, vychovávat (cizí dítě) passe; pleje; opfostre pflegen φροντίζω, ανατρέφω (δικό μου παιδί που δεν είναι) acoger, criar kasulapsena (üles) kasvatama پرورش دادن pitää huolta élever לְגַדֵל (בְּמִשפָּחָה אוֹמֶנֶת) पालना brinuti se o, odgajati (fel)nevel menjaga, mengasuh ala upp, fóstra allevare 養育する 남의 아이를 맡아 기르다(법적인 부모가 되어 양자나 양녀를 들이는 ‘adopt'와는 달리, 일정 기간 동안만 맡아 기름) prižiūrėti, auginti audzināt (svešu bērnu) mengasuh in het gezin opnemen fostre opp sprawować opiekę nad, wychowywać cuidar a creşte выхаживать; воспитывать (чужого ребёнка) starať sa (o) rediti, vzgajati čuvati ta sig an, []fostra เลี้ยงดูเด็กที่ไม่ใช่ลูกของตน bakmak, analık babalık etmek 撫養 доглядати کسی اور کی اولاد کی پرورش کرنا nhận nuôi 抚养

2 to encourage or give help to (ideas etc) She fostered the child's talents. bevorder يَتَعَهَّد ، يُشَجِّع окуражавам podporovat fremme; støtte fördern ενθαρρύνω, καλλιεργώ fomentar, promover soodustama انگیزاندن vaalia favoriser לְטַפֵּח प्रोत्साहित करना poticati, stimulirati előmozdít mendorong ÿta undir incoraggiare, favorire 助長する 북돋워 주다, 증진을 돕다 ugdyti veicināt; sekmēt (attīstību u.tml.) mendorong cultiveren hjelpe fram/opp popierać, rozwijać encorajar a cultiva поощрять podporovať spodbujati podstaći gynna, stödja ให้กำลังใจ desteklemek, teşvik etmek 培養 заохочувати پروان چڑھانا thúc đẩy; khuyến khích 培养

nouns foster-brother, ˈfoster-sister

a child that has been fostered in another child's family. pleegsuster, pleegbroer أخ في الرِّضاعه млечен брат (сестра) adoptivní bratr, adoptivní sestra fosterbror der Pflegebruder θετός αδελφός, θετή αδελφή hermano adoptivo, hermana adoptiva kasuvend, kasuõde خواهر خوانده؛ برادر خوانده kasvattiveli, kasvattisisar frère adoptif, soeur adoptive אָח מְאוּמָץ पोष्य भाई brat po mlijeku; pokćerka; posinak) fogadott fivér saudara angkat uppeldisbróðir/systir, fósturbróðir/systir fratello/sorella di latte, fratello adottivo, sorella adottiva 乳兄弟 (데려다 키운)젖형제[] įbrolis, įseserė audžubrālis; audžumāsa abang angkat pleegbroer,pleegzuster pleiebror/-søster, fosterbror/-søster mleczny brat, mleczna siostra irmA(o) de criação frate vitreg, soră vitregă молочный брат; молочная сестра adoptívny brat, adoptívna sestra brat, sestra po mleku pobratim fosterbror, fostersyster เด็กที่ได้รับการอุปการะจากครอบครัวอื่น süt kardeşi 養兄弟/姐妹 молочний брат; молочна сестра رضاعی بھائی anh nuôi; chị nuôi; em nuôi 养兄弟（姐妹）

n foster-child

a child fostered by a family. pleegkind ولَد مُتَبَنّى، ربيب чуждо дете отгледано като свое dítě svěřené do opatrování fosterbarn das Pflegekind θετό παιδί hijo adoptivo kasulaps بچه ای که به فرزند خواندگی پذیرفته شده kasvattilapsi enfant adoptif/-ive יֶלֶד מְאוּמָץ पोष्य पुत्र posvojeno, udomljeno dijete fogadott gyermek anak angkat fósturbarn figlio adottivo 養子 įvaikis, augintinis audžubērns anak angkat pleegkind pleiebarn, fosterbarn przybrane dziecko filho de criação fiu adoptiv, fiică adoptivă приёмыш; воспитанник adoptívne dieťa rejenec, posvojenec usvojenik fosterbarn ลูกที่รับอุปถัมภ์มา evlâtlık 養子(女) приймак; годованець رضاغی بچہ con nuôi 养子（女）

n foster-parent (ˈfoster-father, ˈfoster-mother)

a person who looks after a child not his or her own. pleegouer والِد بالتَّرْبِيَه човек който отглежда чуждо дете pěstoun fosterforældre die Pflegeeltern (pl.) θετός γονιός padre adoptivo, madre adoptiva kasuvanem والدینی که سرپرستی بچه ای را به عهده دارند kasvatusvanhempi parent adoptif/nourricier הוֹרֶה אוֹמֵן पोष्य माता-पिता poočim, pomajka; udomitelji nevelőszülők orangtua angkat fósturforeldri genitore adottivo 育ての親 양보모; 양부; 양모 vienas iš įtėvių (įtėvis, įmotė) audžuvecāki (audžutēvs, audžumāte) keluarga angkat pleegouder pleieforeldre, fosterforeldre przybrany rodzic pai/mAe de empréstimo părinte adoptiv приёмный родитель adoptívny rodič krušni starši pomajka fosterförälder พ่อแม่อุปถัมภ์ süt anne-baba 養父母 названий батько; названа мати رضاعی والدین cha mẹ nuôi 养父母