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    fos·ter
    [ˈfôstər, ˈfästər]
    verb
    fostering (present participle)
    1. encourage or promote the development of (something, typically something regarded as good):
      "the teacher's task is to foster learning"
      • develop (a feeling or idea) in oneself:
        "appropriate praise helps a child foster a sense of self-worth"
    2. bring up (a child that is not one's own by birth):
      "a person who would foster Holly was found"
    Origin
    Old English fōstrian ‘feed, nourish’, from fōster ‘food, nourishment’, of Germanic origin; related to food. The sense ‘bring up another's (originally also one's own) child’ dates from Middle English. See also foster-.
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    verb
    1. encourage or promote the development of (something, typically something regarded as good):
      encourage
      promote
      further
      stimulate
      advance
      forward
      cultivate
      nurture
      strengthen
      enrich
      help
      aid
      abet
      assist
      support
      endorse
      champion
      speak for
      proselytize
      sponsor
      espouse
      uphold
      back
      boost
      facilitate
      contribute to
      give backing to
      Opposite:
      neglect
      suppress
      destroy
      • bring up (a child that is not one's own by birth):
        bring up
        rear
        raise
        take care of
        look after
        nurture
        mother
        parent
        care for
        provide for
       

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      Definition of foster verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [transitive] foster something to encourage something to develop synonym encourage, promote The club's aim is to foster better relations within the community. The school has carefully fostered its progressive image. Want to learn more?

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      What does foster mean in a sentence?
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      What is a foster parent?
      1. Foster parents are people who officially take a child into their family for a period of time, without becoming the child's legal parents. The child is referred to as their foster child. [...] 2. If you foster a child, you take it into your family for a period of time, without becoming its legal parent. [...] 3.

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      What does it mean if you foster a child?
      1. If you foster a child, you take it into your family for a period of time, without becoming its legal parent. She has since gone on to find happiness by fostering more than 100 children. [VERB noun] To foster something such as an activity or idea means to help it to develop.

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      What is foster care & how does it work?
      Foster care is a temporary living situation for kids whose parents cannot take care of them and whose need for care has come to the attention of child welfare agency staff. While in foster care, children may live with relatives, foster families or in group facilities.

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      Why did a child go into foster care?
      Social workers decided that he should live in foster care. When their parents split up, the boys went into foster care. She entered foster care when she was six because of her mother's drug addiction. I was in foster care for two years before I was adopted. What is the pronunciation of foster care?

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    3. Fostering refers to the act of taking care of a child who is not your own123. This may involve providing food, shelter, and other basic necessities, as well as offering emotional support and guidance2. Foster care is usually provided by a foster family, who may be licensed by the state to provide care for children in need1. Foster care is usually temporary, and the goal is to reunite the child with their biological family or find a permanent home for them1.
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      providing a home or care to a child when you are not their legal parent, or receiving such care, usually for a limited time: A social service agency placed the child with a foster family.

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      Providing parental care and nurture to children not related through legal or blood ties: foster parents; foster grandparents; a foster home. 2. Receiving parental care and nurture from those not related to one through legal or blood ties: foster children.

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      Foster care is a temporary, court-monitored service provided by States to promote the safety, permanency, and well-being of children and youth. Learn more about foster care types, settings, rights, and resources from this web page.

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