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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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