fostering

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

fostering

1. present participle and gerund of foster

Noun

fostering (plural fosterings)

1. Raising someone to be an accepted member of the community.
2. Encouragement; aiding the development of something.

Synonyms

• breeding, bringing up, fosterage, nurture, raising, rearing, upbringing

Derived terms

• cross-fostering

Translations

raising someone to be an accepted member of the community

• Dutch: opvoeden (nl)
• French: éduquer quelqu'un
• Italian: aumento (it) m, arricchimento (it) m, crescita (it) f, rafforzamento (it) m
• Portuguese: acolhimento (pt) m

encouragement; aiding the development of something

• Dutch: aanmoedigen (nl)
• French: encourager quelqu'un
• Italian: incoraggiamento (it) m
• Spanish: ^{(please verify)} fomento (es)

Anagrams

• fire tongs, foresting