see|Foster
was wotd|2007|July|30
English

Pronunciation
italbrac|RP IPA|/�f�st�/
italbrac|US IPA|/�f��st�/
audio|en-us-foster.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|�st�(r)

Adjective
en-adj|-

1. Providing parental care to unrelated children.
2. receiving such care

Translations
trans-top|providing parental care to unrelated children
German: Pflege-
Finnish: kasvatus-, kasvatti-
trans-mid
Swedish: adoptera
trans-bottom

trans-top|receiving such care
German: Pflege-
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Translations to be checked
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ttbc|French: adoptif

Noun
en-noun|s|-

1. context|countable|obsolete A forester
2. uncountable The care given to another; guardianship

Verb
en-verb

1. transitive To nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child.
2. transitive To cultivate and grow something.

#: Our company fosters an appreciation for the arts.

1. transitive To nurse or cherish something.

Translations
trans-top|to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child
Danish: opfostre
Finnish: kasvattaa
French: elever
German: in Pflege geben
trans-mid
Kurdish: t|ku|xwedî kirin, t|ku|mezin kirin
trans-bottom

trans-top|to cultivate and grow something
Finnish: vaalia
German: pflegen
trans-mid
Kurdish: t|ku|xwedî kirin, t|ku|mezin kirin
trans-bottom

trans-top|to nurse or cherish something
Finnish: vaalia, hoivata
German: nähren
trans-mid
Kurdish: t|ku|xwedî kirin, t|ku|mezin kirin
trans-bottom

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ttbc|Catalan: promoure
ttbc|French: promouvoir, stimuler, elever
mid
ttbc|Portuguese: incentivar
ttbc|Spanish: promover, incentivar

Derived terms
top2
fosterable
fosterage
foster-child, foster child
fosterer
mid2
foster home
fosterhood
fostering
fosterment
foster parent

Swedish

Noun
foster c IPA|/f�st�r/

1. a fetus.

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