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Learn to pronounce fos·ter

/ˈfôstər,ˈfästər/
verb
  1. encourage or promote the development of (something, typically something regarded as good).
    "the teacher's task is to foster learning"
    synonyms: encourage, promote, further, stimulate, advance, forward, cultivate, nurture, strengthen, enrich, help, aid, abet, assist, contribute to, support, endorse, champion, speak for, proselytize, sponsor, espouse, uphold, back, boost, give backing to, facilitate
  2. bring up (a child that is not one's own by birth).
    "a person who would foster Holly was found"
    synonyms: bring up, rear, raise, care for, take care of, look after, nurture, provide for, mother, parent

adjective
denoting someone that has a specified family connection through fostering rather than birth.
"foster parent"

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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.
6 days ago · to encourage the development or growth of ideas or feelings: I try to foster an appreciation for classical music in my students.
verb · to promote the growth or development of · to bring up (a child, etc); rear · to cherish (a plan, hope, etc) in one's mind.
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 ...
Foster America is pleased to announce we are expanding our mission with a bold new goal: to co-design and implement just, equitable alternatives to foster care.
Synonyms for FOSTER: promote, encourage, cultivate, nurture, forward, advance, further, nourish; Antonyms of FOSTER: prevent, hinder, discourage, inhibit, ...
foster in American English · 1. to bring up with care; rear · 2. to help to grow or develop; stimulate; promote · 3. to cling to in one's mind; cherish · 4.
FOSTER meaning: 1 : to help (something) grow or develop; 2 : to provide the care that a parent usually gives to a child to be or become the foster parent of ...