meaning of foster
1. One who, or that which, fosters.
2. To feed; to nourish; to support; to bring up.
3. To cherish; to promote the growth of; to encourage; to sustain and promote; as, to foster genius.
4. To be nourished or trained up together.
5. Relating to nourishment; affording, receiving, or sharing nourishment or nurture; -- applied to father, mother, child, brother, etc. , to indicate that the person so called stands in the relation of parent, child, brother, etc. , as regards sustenance and nurture, but not by tie of blood.
6. A forester.
7. United States songwriter whose songs embody the sentiment of the South before the American Civil War 1826-1864
Related Words
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