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Meaning of foster


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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  foster
      adj 1: providing or receiving nurture or parental care though
             not related by blood or legal ties; "foster parent";
             "foster child"; "foster home"; "surrogate father" [syn:
             {foster}, {surrogate}]
      n 1: United States songwriter whose songs embody the sentiment
           of the South before the American Civil War (1826-1864)
           [syn: {Foster}, {Stephen Foster}, {Stephen Collins Foster}]
      v 1: promote the growth of; "Foster our children's well-being
           and education" [syn: {foster}, {further}]
      2: bring up under fosterage; of children
      3: help develop, help grow; "nurture his talents" [syn:
         {foster}, {nurture}]


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