Foster

adjective
'fɔstər

Adjective

  • providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties

    foster parent

    foster child

    foster home

    Similar:Surrogate

Noun

  • United States songwriter whose songs embody the sentiment of the South before the American Civil War (1826-1864)

Verb

  • promote the growth of

    Similar:Further
    Type of:BoostAdvanceFurther
  • help develop, help grow

    Similar:Nurture
    Type of:Encourage
  • bring up under fosterage; of children

    Type of:ParentNurtureRear

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