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Foster
('f/O/st/@/r
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adjective (a)
- Relating to nourishment; affording, receiving, or sharing nourishment or nurture; -- applied to father, mother, child, brother, etc., to indicate that the person so called stands in the relation of parent, child, brother, etc., as regards sustenance and nurture, but not by tie of blood.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- United States songwriter whose songs embody the sentiment of the South before the American Civil War (1826-1864)(noun.person)source: wordnet30
- A forester.(noun)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
- providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties(adj.all)Example:
Foster parent.
Foster child.
Foster home.
source: wordnet30
verb (v)
- promote the growth of(verb.social)Example:
Foster our children's well-being and education.
source: wordnet30 - bring up under fosterage; of children(verb.social)source: wordnet30
- To feed; to nourish; to support; to bring up.(verb)source: webster1913
- To be nourished or trained up together.(verb)source: webster1913
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