foster
fos·ter
(fô′stər, fŏs′tər)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 *fōstrian, to nourish, from fōstor, food, nourishing; see pā- in Indo-European roots.]
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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
a. to place (a child) in the care of foster parents
b. to bring up under fosterage
adj
5. (in combination) indicating relationship through fostering and not through birth: foster mother; foster child.
6. (in combination) of or involved in the rearing of a child by persons other than his natural or adopted parents: foster home.
[Old English fōstrian to feed, from fōstor food]
ˈfosterer n
ˈfostering n
Foster
(ˈfɒstə)n
1. (Biography) 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 Panic Room (2002)
2. (Biography) 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. (Biography) Stephen Collins. 1826–64, US composer of songs such as The Old Folks at Home and Oh Susanna
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fos•ter
(ˈfɔ stər, ˈfɒs tər)v.t.
1. to promote the growth or development of: to foster new ideas.
2. to bring up; rear: to foster a child.
adj.3. giving or receiving parental care though not kin by blood or related legally: a foster parent.
[before 1000; Middle English; Old English fōstor nourishment, fōstrian to nourish; c. Old Norse fōstr; akin to food]
fos′ter•er, n.
Fos•ter
(ˈfɔ stər, ˈfɒs tər)n.
Stephen (Collins), 1826–64, U.S. songwriter.
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foster
- Comes from the Germanic base for "food" and it originally meant "food, nourishment."Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
foster
Past participle: fostered
Gerund: fostering
| Imperative |
|---|
| foster |
| foster |
| Present |
|---|
| I foster |
| you foster |
| he/she/it fosters |
| we foster |
| you foster |
| they foster |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I fostered |
| you fostered |
| he/she/it fostered |
| we fostered |
| you fostered |
| they fostered |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am fostering |
| you are fostering |
| he/she/it is fostering |
| we are fostering |
| you are fostering |
| they are fostering |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have fostered |
| you have fostered |
| he/she/it has fostered |
| we have fostered |
| you have fostered |
| they have fostered |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was fostering |
| you were fostering |
| he/she/it was fostering |
| we were fostering |
| you were fostering |
| they were fostering |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had fostered |
| you had fostered |
| he/she/it had fostered |
| we had fostered |
| you had fostered |
| they had fostered |
| Future |
|---|
| I will foster |
| you will foster |
| he/she/it will foster |
| we will foster |
| you will foster |
| they will foster |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have fostered |
| you will have fostered |
| he/she/it will have fostered |
| we will have fostered |
| you will have fostered |
| they will have fostered |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be fostering |
| you will be fostering |
| he/she/it will be fostering |
| we will be fostering |
| you will be fostering |
| they will be fostering |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been fostering |
| you have been fostering |
| he/she/it has been fostering |
| we have been fostering |
| you have been fostering |
| they have been fostering |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been fostering |
| you will have been fostering |
| he/she/it will have been fostering |
| we will have been fostering |
| you will have been fostering |
| they will have been fostering |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been fostering |
| you had been fostering |
| he/she/it had been fostering |
| we had been fostering |
| you had been fostering |
| they had been fostering |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would foster |
| you would foster |
| he/she/it would foster |
| we would foster |
| you would foster |
| they would foster |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have fostered |
| you would have fostered |
| he/she/it would have fostered |
| we would have fostered |
| you would have fostered |
| they would have fostered |
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  Foster - United States songwriter whose songs embody the sentiment of the South before the American Civil War (1826-1864) |
| Verb | 1. | 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 | |
| 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" |
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foster
verb
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foster
verb1. To promote and sustain the development of:
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Translations
يَتَبَنَّىيَتَعَهَّد ، يُشَجِّعيُرَبّي، يَتَبَنّى
podporovatstarat sevychovávatvzít do opatrování
opfostrepasseplejestøttefremme
hoivatakasvattaakasvattaa kasvattilastavaalia
njegovati
ala upp, fóstraÿta undir
養育する
위탁 양육하다
augintinisįbrolisįmotėįseserėįtėvis
audzinātsekmētveicināt
adopterafostra
เลี้ยงดูเด็ก
nuôi dưỡng
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
foster
adj attr (Admin) → Pflege-; she was placed in foster care → sie wurde in Pflege gegeben, sie kam in eine Pflegestelle; their children are in foster care → ihre Kinder sind in Pflege
foster
:
foster brother
n → Pflegebruder m; (fed by same mother) → Milchbruder m
foster family
n → Pflegefamilie f
foster home
n → Pflegestelle f; she was placed in a foster → sie wurde in Pflege gegeben, sie kam in eine Pflegestelle
foster sister
n → Pflegeschwester f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
foster
(ˈfostə) verb1. 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.
2. to encourage or give help to (ideas etc). She fostered the child's talents.
ˈfoster-brother, ˈfoster-sister nounsa child that has been fostered in another child's family.
ˈfoster-child nouna child fostered by a family.
ˈfoster-parent (ˈfoster-father/ˈfoster-mother) nouna person who looks after a child not his or her own.
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foster
→ يَتَبَنَّى 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 in het gezin opnemen fostre wychować criar o filho de alguém воспитывать fostra เลี้ยงดูเด็ก koruyucu aile olmak nuôi dưỡng 养育Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009