fos·ter (fô st r, f str)
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 *f
 strian, to nourish, from fstor, food, nourishing; see p - 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 Brit
a. to place (a child) in the care of foster parents
b. to bring up under fosterage
adj
(in combination) of or involved in the rearing of a child by persons other than his natural or adopted parents foster parents foster home
[Old English fōstrian to feed, from fōstor food]
fosterer n
fosteringly adv
Foster [ˈfɒstə]
n
1. (Biographies / Foster, Jodie (1962 F, US, FILMS AND TV: actress, FILMS AND TV: director) 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 Anna and the King (1999)
2. (Biographies / Foster, Norman (1935 M, British, ARCHITECTURE: architect) 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. (Biographies / Foster, Stephen Collins (1826-1864) M, US, MUSIC: composer) 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.
syn: See cherish.
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."
See also related terms for nourishment.
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Thesaurus Legend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  Foster - United States songwriter whose songs embody the sentiment of the South before the American Civil War (1826-1864)
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| Verb | 1. | foster - promote the growth of; "Foster our children's well-being and education" |
| 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"
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| 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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Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
foster
verb
1. bring up, mother, raise, nurse, look after, rear, care for, take care of, nurture She has fostered more than 100 children.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
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Translations
foster [ˈfɒstəʳ]
A. VT
1. [+ child] → acoger
B. CPD [parent, child] → de acogida
foster brother N → hermano m de leche
foster home N → casa f de acogida
foster mother N → madre f de acogida; (= wet nurse) → ama f de leche
foster brother N → hermano m de leche
foster home N → casa f de acogida
foster mother N → madre f de acogida; (= wet nurse) → ama f de leche
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
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foster [ˈfɒstər] vt
[+ development, growth] → encourager, favoriser
[+ child] → accueillir
She has fostered more than fifteen children → Plus de quinze enfants ont été placés chez elle.
foster child n → enfant mf placé(e) dans une famille d'accueil
foster home n → famille f d'accueil
foster mother n → mère f nourricière
foster parent n → parent(e) m/f nourricier/ière
She has fostered more than fifteen children → Plus de quinze enfants ont été placés chez elle.
foster child n → enfant mf placé(e) dans une famille d'accueil
foster home n → famille f d'accueil
foster mother n → mère f nourricière
foster parent n → parent(e) m/f nourricier/ière
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
foster
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
vt
child → in Pflege nehmen; when children are fostered → wenn Kinder in Pflege or bei Pflegeeltern sind; fostered children → Pflegekinder pl, → Kinder pl → in Pflege
foster:
foster brother
n → Pflegebruder m; (fed by same mother) → Milchbruder m
foster child
n → Pflegekind nt
foster family
n → Pflegefamilie f
foster father
n → Pflegevater m
foster home
foster mother
foster parents
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
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foster [ˈfɒstəʳ]
1. vt (child) → avere in affidamento; (hope, ambition) → nutrire, accarezzare; (encourage) → incoraggiare
2. adj (parent, mother, father) → affidatario/a; (child) → preso/a in affido
foster brother → fratellastro, fratello adottivo
foster sister → sorellastra, sorella adottiva
foster brother → fratellastro, fratello adottivo
foster sister → sorellastra, sorella adottiva
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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1. 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 nouns
a child that has been fostered in another child's family.
ˈfoster-child noun
a child fostered by a family.
ˈfoster-parent (ˈfoster-father/ˈfoster-mother) noun
a person who looks after a child not his or her own.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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Foster → يُعزز 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 koesteren fostrewychować criar o filho de alguém растить fostra เลี้ยงดูเด็ก koruyucu aile olmak nuôi dưỡng 养育
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