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Word: foster (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Adjective:

  • Providing parental care to unrelated children.
  • receiving such care
  • Related by such care

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Noun:

  • countable|obsolete A forester
  • uncountable The care given to another; guardianship

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Proper noun:

  • A=An|English|from=Middle English|dot=, variant of Forster.

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Verb:

  • transitive To cultivate and grow something.
  • transitive To nurse or cherish something.
  • transitive To nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child.

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