foster | (adjective) providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties | Synonyms: surrogate |
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(verb) help develop, help grow | Synonyms: nurture |
(verb) promote the growth of | Synonyms: cultivate, further |
(verb) bring up under fosterage; of children | - |
fosterage | (noun) helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community | Synonyms: breeding, bringing up, fostering, nurture, raising, rearing, upbringing |
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(noun) encouragement; aiding the development of something | Synonyms: fostering |
fostering | (noun) helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community | Synonyms: breeding, bringing up, fosterage, nurture, raising, rearing, upbringing |
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(noun) encouragement; aiding the development of something | Synonyms: fosterage |
fosterling | (noun) a child who is raised by foster parents | Synonyms: foster-child, foster child |
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