foster

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[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Etymology

Old English fostor (“‘food, sustenance’”), from Proto-Germanic *fostrom.

[edit] Adjective

foster (not comparable)

Positive
foster

Comparative
not comparable

Superlative
none (absolute)
  1. Providing parental care to unrelated children.
  2. receiving such care

[edit] Translations

providing parental care to unrelated children
receiving such care
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[edit] Noun

Singular
foster

Plural
countable and uncountable; plural fosters

foster (countable and uncountable; plural fosters)

  1. (countable, obsolete) A forester
  2. (uncountable) The care given to another; guardianship

[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to foster

Third person singular
fosters

Simple past
fostered

Past participle
fostered

Present participle
fostering

to foster (third-person singular simple present fosters, present participle fostering, simple past and past participle fostered)

  1. (transitive) To nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child.
  2. (transitive) To cultivate and grow something.
    Our company fosters an appreciation for the arts.
  3. (transitive) To nurse or cherish something.

[edit] Translations

to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child
to cultivate and grow something
to nurse or cherish something
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  • Catalan: promoure
  • French: promouvoir, stimuler, elever

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[edit] Danish

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[edit] Etymology

From Old Norse fóstr (“‘rear, raise’”)

[edit] Noun

foster n. (singular definite fostret or fosteret, plural indefinite fostre)

  1. fetus (fetus)

[edit] Inflection

    Inflection of “foster”
neuter gender Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative, dative and accusative foster fostret
fosteret		 fostre fostrene
genitive fosters fostrets
fosterets		 fostres fostrenes

[edit] Swedish

[edit] Noun

foster c. IPA: /fʊstɛr/

  1. a fetus.
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