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fosterage

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fosterage [ˈfɒstərɪdʒ]
n
1. (Law) the act of caring for or bringing up a foster child
2. (Law) the condition or state of being a foster child
3. the act of encouraging or promoting
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Noun1.fosterage - encouragement; aiding the development of something
fostering
encouragement - the expression of approval and support
2.fosterage - helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important"
bringing up, fostering, nurture, rearing, upbringing, breeding, raising
acculturation, enculturation, socialisation, socialization - the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture; "the socialization of children to the norms of their culture"


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A youth passed in solitude, my best years spent under your gentle and feminine fosterage, has so refined the groundwork of my character that I cannot overcome an intense distaste to the usual brutality exercised on board ship: I have never believed it to be necessary, and when I heard of a mariner equally noted for his kindliness of heart and the respect and obedience paid to him by his crew, I felt myself peculiarly fortunate in being able to secure his services.
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