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Foster
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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.

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.

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

foster [ˈfɒstə]
vb (tr)
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. (Law) Chiefly Brit
a.  to place (a child) in the care of foster parents
b.  to bring up under fosterage
adj
(in combination) of or involved in the rearing of a child by persons other than his natural or adopted parents foster parents foster home
[Old English fōstrian to feed, from fōstor food]
fosterer  n
fosteringly  adv

Foster [ˈfɒstə]
n
1. (Biographies / Foster, Jodie (1962 F, US, FILMS AND TV: actress, FILMS AND TV: director) 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 Anna and the King (1999)
2. (Biographies / Foster, Norman (1935 M, British, ARCHITECTURE: architect) 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. (Biographies / Foster, Stephen Collins (1826-1864) M, US, MUSIC: composer) Stephen Collins. 1826-64, US composer of songs such as The Old Folks at Home and Oh Susanna
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.FosterFoster - United States songwriter whose songs embody the sentiment of the South before the American Civil War (1826-1864)
Verb1.foster - promote the growth of; "Foster our children's well-being and education"
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"
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"
adoptive - of parents and children; related by adoption; "adoptive parents"

foster
verb
1. bring up, mother, raise, nurse, look after, rear, care for, take care of, nurture She has fostered more than 100 children.
2. develop, support, further, encourage, feed, promote, stimulate, uphold, nurture, cultivate, foment They are keen to foster trading links with the West.
develop oppose, resist, combat, curb, suppress, restrain, inhibit, subdue, withstand, curtail, hold out against
3. cherish, sustain, entertain, harbour, accommodate, nourish She fostered a fierce ambition.
Translations
foster [ˈfɒstəʳ]
A. VT
1. [+ child] → acoger
2. (= encourage) → fomentar, promover; (= aid) → favorecer; [+ hope] → alentar
B. CPD [parent, child] → de acogida
foster brother Nhermano m de leche
foster home Ncasa f de acogida
foster mother Nmadre f de acogida; (= wet nurse) → ama f de leche

foster [ˈfɒstər] vt
[+ development, growth] → encourager, favoriser
[+ child] → accueillir
She has fostered more than fifteen children → Plus de quinze enfants ont été placés chez elle.
foster child nenfant mf placé(e) dans une famille d'accueil
foster home nfamille f d'accueil
foster mother nmère f nourricière
foster parent nparent(e) m/f nourricier/ière

foster
adj attr (Admin) → Pflege-; she was placed in foster caresie wurde in Pflege gegeben, sie kam in eine Pflegestelle; their children are in foster careihre Kinder sind in Pflege
viKinder/ein Kind in Pflege nehmen
vt
childin Pflege nehmen; when children are fosteredwenn Kinder in Pflege or bei Pflegeeltern sind; fostered childrenPflegekinder pl, → Kinder plin Pflege
(= promote) music, drama, developmentfördern; image, friendshippflegen; a popular idea, fostered by the mediaeine populäre Idee, die von den Medien gefördert wird

foster:
foster brother
nPflegebruder m; (fed by same mother) → Milchbruder m
foster child
nPflegekind nt
foster family
nPflegefamilie f
foster father
nPflegevater m
foster home
nPflegestelle f; she was placed in a fostersie wurde in Pflege gegeben, sie kam in eine Pflegestelle
foster mother
n
(= wet nurse)Amme f
(= apparatus)Brutkasten m
foster parents
plPflegeeltern pl; he was placed with fosterer kam zu Pflegeeltern
foster sister
nPflegeschwester f

foster [ˈfɒstəʳ]
1. vt (child) → avere in affidamento; (hope, ambition) → nutrire, accarezzare; (encourage) → incoraggiare
2. adj (parent, mother, father) → affidatario/a; (child) → preso/a in affido
foster brother → fratellastro, fratello adottivo
foster sister → sorellastra, sorella adottiva

foster [ˈfɒstəʳ]
1. vt (child) → avere in affidamento; (hope, ambition) → nutrire, accarezzare; (encourage) → incoraggiare
2. adj (parent, mother, father) → affidatario/a; (child) → preso/a in affido
foster brother → fratellastro, fratello adottivo
foster sister → sorellastra, sorella adottiva

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 (παιδί που δεν είναι δικό μου) acoger, criar kasulapsena (üles) kasvatama پرورش دادن kasvattaa sijaisvanhempana élever לְגַדֵל (בְּמִשפָּחָה אוֹמֶנֶת) पालना brinuti se o, odgajati (fel)nevel menjaga, mengasuh ala upp, fóstra allevare 養育する 양육하다 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
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 촉진하다 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
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 젖형제(같은 젖을 먹고 자란 남남사이) 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 弟(
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 수양 자녀 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
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 sijaisvanhempi parent adoptif/nourricier הוֹרֶה אוֹמֵן पोष्य माता-पिता poočim, pomajka; udomitelji nevelőszülők orangtua angkat fósturforeldri genitore adottivo 育ての親 수양 부모 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

Foster يُعزز vzít do opatrování opfostre ein Kind in Pflege nehmen ανατρέφω colocar en una familia de acogida kasvattaa kasvattilasta prendre en placement njegovati prendere in affidamento 養育する 위탁 양육하다 koesteren fostre wychować criar o filho de alguém растить fostra เลี้ยงดูเด็ก koruyucu aile olmak nuôi dưỡng 养育


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