foster (redirected from fosterages)

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

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

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

(idea, activity) → fördern

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.pleegsorgيُرَبّي، يَتَبَنّىгрижа се заstarat se, vychovávat (cizí dítě)passe; pleje; opfostrepflegenφροντίζω, ανατρέφω (δικό μου παιδί που δεν είναι)acoger, criarkasulapsena (üles) kasvatamaپرورش دادنpitää huoltaéleverלְגַדֵל (בְּמִשפָּחָה אוֹמֶנֶת)पालनाbrinuti se o, odgajati(fel)nevelmenjaga, mengasuhala upp, fóstraallevare養育する남의 아이를 맡아 기르다(법적인 부모가 되어 양자나 양녀를 들이는 ‘adopt'와는 달리, 일정 기간 동안만 맡아 기름)prižiūrėti, augintiaudzināt (svešu bērnu)mengasuhin het gezin opnemenfostre oppsprawować opiekę nad, wychowywaćcuidara creşteвыхаживать; воспитывать (чужого ребёнка)starať sa (o)rediti, vzgajatičuvatita sig an, []fostraเลี้ยงดูเด็กที่ไม่ใช่ลูกของตนbakmak, analık babalık etmek撫養доглядатиکسی اور کی اولاد کی پرورش کرناnhận nuôi抚养

2 to encourage or give help to (ideas etc) She fostered the child's talents.bevorderيَتَعَهَّد ، يُشَجِّعокуражавамpodporovatfremme; støttefördernενθαρρύνω, καλλιεργώfomentar, promoversoodustamaانگیزاندنvaaliafavoriserלְטַפֵּחप्रोत्साहित करनाpoticati, stimuliratielőmozdítmendorongÿta undirincoraggiare, favorire助長する북돋워 주다, 증진을 돕다ugdytiveicināt; sekmēt (attīstību u.tml.)mendorongcultiverenhjelpe fram/opppopierać, rozwijaćencorajara cultivaпоощрятьpodporovaťspodbujatipodstaćigynna, stödjaให้กำลังใจdesteklemek, teşvik etmek培養заохочуватиپروان چڑھاناthúc đẩy; khuyến khích培养

nouns ˈfoster-brother, *ˈfoster-sister

a child that has been fostered in another child's family. pleegsuster, pleegbroerأخ في الرِّضاعهмлечен брат (сестра)adoptivní bratr, adoptivní sestrafosterbrorder Pflegebruderθετός αδελφός, θετή αδελφήhermano adoptivo, hermana adoptivakasuvend, kasuõdeخواهر خوانده؛ برادر خواندهkasvattiveli, kasvattisisarfrère adoptif, soeur adoptiveאָח מְאוּמָץपोष्य भाईbrat po mlijeku; pokćerka; posinak)fogadott fivérsaudara angkatuppeldisbróðir/systir, fósturbróðir/systirfratello/sorella di latte, fratello adottivo, sorella adottiva乳兄弟(데려다 키운)젖형제[]įbrolis, įseserėaudžubrālis; audžumāsaabang angkatpleegbroer,pleegzusterpleiebror/-søster, fosterbror/-søstermleczny brat, mleczna siostrairmA(o) de criaçãofrate vitreg, soră vitregăмолочный брат; молочная сестраadoptívny brat, adoptívna sestrabrat, sestra po mlekupobratimfosterbror, fostersysterเด็กที่ได้รับการอุปการะจากครอบครัวอื่นsüt kardeşi養兄弟/姐妹молочний брат; молочна сестраرضاعی بھائیanh nuôi; chị nuôi; em nuôi养兄弟（姐妹）

n ˈfoster-child

a child fostered by a family. pleegkindولَد مُتَبَنّى، ربيبчуждо дете отгледано като своеdítě svěřené do opatrovánífosterbarndas Pflegekindθετό παιδίhijo adoptivokasulapsبچه ای که به فرزند خواندگی پذیرفته شدهkasvattilapsienfant adoptif/-iveיֶלֶד מְאוּמָץपोष्य पुत्रposvojeno, udomljeno dijetefogadott gyermekanak angkatfósturbarnfiglio adottivo養子įvaikis, augintinisaudžubērnsanak angkatpleegkindpleiebarn, fosterbarnprzybrane dzieckofilho de criaçãofiu adoptiv, fiică adoptivăприёмыш; воспитанникadoptívne dieťarejenec, posvojenecusvojenikfosterbarnลูกที่รับอุปถัมภ์มาevlâtlık養子(女)приймак; годованецьرضاغی بچہcon nuôi养子（女）

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

a person who looks after a child not his or her own. pleegouerوالِد بالتَّرْبِيَهчовек който отглежда чуждо детеpěstounfosterforældredie Pflegeeltern (pl.)θετός γονιόςpadre adoptivo, madre adoptivakasuvanemوالدینی که سرپرستی بچه ای را به عهده دارندkasvatusvanhempiparent adoptif/nourricierהוֹרֶה אוֹמֵןपोष्य माता-पिताpoočim, pomajka; udomiteljinevelőszülőkorangtua angkatfósturforeldrigenitore adottivo育ての親양보모; 양부; 양모vienas iš įtėvių (įtėvis, įmotė)audžuvecāki (audžutēvs, audžumāte)keluarga angkatpleegouderpleieforeldre, fosterforeldreprzybrany rodzicpai/mAe de empréstimopărinte adoptivприёмный родительadoptívny rodičkrušni staršipomajkafosterförälderพ่อแม่อุปถัมภ์süt anne-baba養父母названий батько; названа матиرضاعی والدینcha mẹ nuôi养父母