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Meaning
Adj
●
Providing
parental
care to children not related to oneself.
●
Receiving such care.
●
Related by such care.
Noun
●
A
foster
parent.
●
The care
given to
another; guardianship.
●
A forester.
Verb
●
To
nurture
or
bring up
offspring
, or to provide
similar
parental
care to an
unrelated
child.
●
To
cultivate
and
grow
something.
●
To
nurse
or
cherish
something.
●
To be
nurtured
or
trained
up together.
Name
●
An English
surname
originating
as an
occupation
,
variant
of Forster
●
A
male
given name
transferred
from the surname.
●
A placename
A number of
places
in the United States:
A
former
settlement
in San Diego County, California.
●
A placename
A number of
places
in the United States:
An
unincorporated
community
in Warren County, Indiana.
●
A placename
A number of
places
in the United States:
An
unincorporated
community
in Bracken County, Kentucky.
●
A placename
A number of
places
in the United States:
A
township
and
unincorporated
community
therein, in Big Stone County, Minnesota.
●
A placename
A number of
places
in the United States:
A
village
in Bates County, Missouri;
named
for Ohio
governor
Charles Foster.
●
A placename
A number of
places
in the United States:
A
village
in Pierce County, Nebraska;
named
for George Foster,
original
owner
of town's site.
●
A placename
A number of
places
in the United States:
A
town
in Garvin County, Oklahoma.
●
A placename
A number of
places
in the United States:
An
unincorporated
community
partly
in Sweet Home, Linn County, Oregon.
●
A placename
A number of
places
in the United States:
A
town
in Providence County, Rhode Island;
named
for Rhode Island
statesman
Theodore Foster.
●
A placename
A number of
places
in the United States:
A
town
in Clark County, Wisconsin.
●
A placename
A number of
places
in the United States:
An
unincorporated
community
in Clear Creek, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin.
●
A placename
A
village
in the
town
of Brome Lake,
southern
Quebec, Canada.
●
A placename
A
town
in South Gippsland Shire,
south-east
Victoria, Australia.
●
A placename
Ellipsis of Foster County.
Sourced from
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Origin
foster
English
fostor
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Antonyms
Hinder
Spoil
Related
Nurture
Cultivate
Promote
Encourage
Facilitate
Adopt
Develop
Instill
Engender
Strengthen
Enhance
Reinforce
Stimulate
Inculcate
Establish
Inspire
Support
Garner
Embrace
Boost
Improve
Promotes
Create
Sustain
Perpetuate
Build
Maintain
Wright
Demonstrate
Advance
Cooper
Achieve
Enable
Influence
Smith
Lynch
Morris
Bassett
Promoting
Thompson
Shape
Grant
Spur
Initiate
Grieve
Motivate
Cater
Harris
Barker
Robinson
Williams
Undermine
Taylor
Scott
Martin
Attain
Allen
Jones
Empower
Emphasize
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Rhymes
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Foster
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