foster

tr.v., -tered, -ter·ing, -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 *fōstrian, to nourish, from fōstor, food, nourishing.]

verb

1. To promote and sustain the development of: cultivate, nourish, nurse, nurture. See care for/neglect.
2. To help bring about: encourage, feed, promote. See help/harm/harmless.

v

Definition: give care, accommodation to
Antonyms: ignore, neglect

v

Definition: promote, support
Antonyms: condemn, destroy, discourage, suppress

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Practice of putting newborn to suck on a lactating female, not the neonate's natural mother.

IN BRIEF: To care for. Also: Giving parental care even though not related by legal or blood ties.

To cherish what remains of the Earth and to foster its renewal is our only legitimate hope of survival. — Wendell Berry.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - pleje, opfostre, støtte, nære
adj. - pleje-, foster-

Nederlands (Dutch)
liefderijk verzorgen, adopteren, aanmoedigen, adoptie-, pleeg-

Français (French)
v. tr. - encourager, entretenir, promouvoir, nourrir, prendre (qn) en placement (un enfant)
adj. - adoptif

Deutsch (German)
v. - pflegen, fördern
adj. - Pflege-

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - θετός, ανατρέφω (ξένο παιδί), περιθάλπω, υποθάλπω, ενισχύω, ενθαρρύνω, καλλιεργώ, τρέφω (αισθήματα κ.λπ.)
adj. - θετός

Italiano (Italian)
allevare, favorire, nutrire, incoraggiare, promuovere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - criar (uma criança), fomentar (uma idéia)
adj. - de criação (filho)

Русский (Russian)
передать на воспитание, питать (надежду), поощрять, способствовать развитию

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - criar, fomentar, patrocinar, promover, favorecer
adj. - de leche, adoptivo, de adopción

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - ta sig an, utveckla, uppfostra fosterbarn
adj. - foster-

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
养育, 培养, 抚育, 养育的, 收养的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 養育, 培養, 撫育
adj. - 養育的, 收養的

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 기르다, 돌보다, 육성하다
adj. - 애정을 주는

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 育成する, よび起こす, 世話をする, 里子として育てる, 心にいだく, 育てる, 養育する, 助成する
n. - 里子, フォスター, フォスター先生
adj. - 愛情を与える

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يرضع , يرعى (صفه) بالرضاعه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮גידל, טיפל ב-, טיפח, פיתח, אמן (ילד), אימץ (ילד), עודד‬
adj. - ‮מאומץ (ילד)‬

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