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- Dictionaryfoster/ˈfɒstə/
verb
- 1. encourage the development of (something, especially something desirable): "the teacher's task is to foster learning" Similar Opposite
- 2. bring up (a child that is not one's own by birth): "a person who would foster Holly was found" Similar
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uk / ˈfɒs.tə r/ us / ˈfɑː.stɚ /. used to refer to someone or something connected with the care of children, usually for a limited time, by someone who is not the child's legal parent: foster care / home / child / mother. foster family The neglected child was removed from her home and placed with a foster family.
The meaning of FOSTER is having, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for. How to use foster in a sentence.
FOSTER meaning: 1. to take care of a child, usually for a limited time, without being the child's legal parent: 2…. Learn more.
Foster definition: to promote the growth or development of; further; encourage. See examples of FOSTER used in a sentence.
To foster is to nurture something. A teacher could foster creativity by providing crayons to every student. You can also foster a child, which means the child lives in your home for a time.
FOSTER definition: 1. to encourage a particular feeling, situation, or idea to develop: 2. to look after a child as…. Learn more.
[transitive, intransitive] foster (somebody) (especially British English) to take another person’s child into your home for a period of time, without becoming his or her legal parents. They have fostered over 60 children during the past ten years. We couldn't adopt a child, so we decided to foster.