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Foster

noun
Word Frequency: 13.9

Definitions

1.nounA foster parent.
"Some fosters end up adopting."
2.nounThe care given to another; guardianship.
3.verbTo nurture or bring up offspring, or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child.
4.verbTo cultivate and grow something.
"Our company fosters an appreciation for the arts."
5.verbTo nurse or cherish something.
6.verbTo be nurtured or trained up together.
7.adjectiveProviding parental care to children not related to oneself.
"foster parents"
8.adjectiveReceiving such care.
"a foster child"
9.adjectiveRelated by such care.
"We are a foster family."

Synonyms

adoptivefurthernurturesurrogateupbringingchildcarefamilynourishhouseholdhomecustodyhospitality

Antonyms

hinder

Rhymes With

impostorausterrosterherpes zosterzosteraccost herbossed herboster
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