English Dictionary
Definition of “foster”
foster (ˈfɒstə
)
Definitions
verb (tr)
- to promote the growth or development of
- to bring up (a child, etc); rear
- to cherish (a plan, hope, etc) in one's mind
- mainly British
- to place (a child) in the care of foster parents
- to bring up under fosterage
adjective
- (in combination) indicating relationship through fostering and not through birth ⇒
foster mother
foster child
- (in combination) of or involved in the rearing of a child by persons other than his natural or adopted parents ⇒
foster home
Alternative Forms
ˈfosterer noun ˈfostering noun Word Origin
Old English fōstrian to feed, from fōstorfood
Synonyms
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develop,
support,
further,
encourage,
feed,
promote,
stimulate,
uphold,
nurture,
cultivate,
foment,
Foster (ˈfɒstə)
Definitions
noun
- Jodie. born 1962, US film actress and director: her films include . born 1962, US film actress and director: her films include Taxi Driver (1976), . born 1962, US film actress and director: her films include (1976), The Accused (1988), . born 1962, US film actress and director: her films include (1976), (1988), The Silence of the Lambs (1990), . born 1962, US film actress and director: her films include (1976), (1988), (1990), Little Man Tate (1991; also directed), . born 1962, US film actress and director: her films include (1976), (1988), (1990), (1991; also directed), Nell (1995), and . born 1962, US film actress and director: her films include (1976), (1988), (1990), (1991; also directed), (1995), and Panic Room (2002)
- Norman, Baron. born 1935, British architect. His works include the Willis Faber building (1978) in Ipswich, Stansted Airport, Essex (1991), Chek Lap Kok Airport, Hong Kong (1998), the renovation of the Reichstag, Berlin (1999), and City Hall, London (2002)
- Stephen Collins. 1826–64, US composer of songs such as . 1826–64, US composer of songs such as The Old Folks at Home and . 1826–64, US composer of songs such as and Oh Susanna
Translations
- British English:
foster
If you foster a child, you take him or her into your family as a foster child.ˈfɒstə VERB
- Spanish: colocar en una familia de acogida v
- French: prendre en placement vt
- German: ein Kind in Pflege nehmen v
- Chinese: 养育 v
- Arabic: يَتَبَنَّى vt
- Portuguese: criar o filho de alguém v
- Russian: растить v
- Croatian: njegovati v
- Czech: vzít do opatrování v brát do opatrování
- Danish: opfostre v
- Dutch: koesteren v
- Finnish: kasvattaa kasvattilasta v
- Greek: ανατρέφω v
- Italian: prendere in affidamento v
- Japanese: 養育する v
- Korean: 위탁 양육하다 v
- Norwegian: fostre v
- Polish: wychować v wychowywać
- Brazilian Portuguese: criar o filho de alguém v
- European Spanish: colocar en una familia de acogida v
- Swedish: fostra v
- Thai: เลี้ยงดูเด็ก v
- Turkish: koruyucu aile olmak v
- Vietnamese: nuôi dưỡng v
Usage examples
Last week on the off-chance, she had looked up both her foster families in the telephone directory.
Appiganesi, Lisa, Dreams of Innocence (1994)Parity of income may further worsen as the government, in the absence of additional NHS resources, seems content to foster private practice.
British Medical Journal (2002)Emma, 3, is now in foster care with an Ontario family, which is fighting in court to adopt her.
Globe and Mail (2003)She said: "It is essential that everyone is given the opportunity to live with a foster carer who meets their individual needs.
Belfast Telegraph (2004)Its main achievement had been to foster Turkish nationalism.
Hiro, Dilip, Between Marx and Muhammed (1994)
