Foster (IPA: /ˈfɑstɝ/)
| Foster (v. t.) |
To feed; to nourish; to support; to bring up. |
| Foster (v. t.) |
To cherish; to promote the growth of; to encourage; to sustain and promote; as, to foster genius. |
| Foster (v. i.) |
To be nourished or trained up together. |
| Foster (v. t.) |
Relating to nourishment; affording, receiving, or sharing nourishment or nurture; -- applied to father, mother, child, brother, etc., to indicate that the person so called stands in the relation of parent, child, brother, etc., as regards sustenance and nurture, but not by tie of blood. |
| Foster (n.) |
A forester. |
| Foster (n.) |
One who, or that which, fosters. |
| Foster |
Metro station |
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Town in Providence County, Rhode Island |
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Lunar crater |
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Human settlement in Bates County, Missouri, United States of America |
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Village in Nebraska, USA |
| Foster Synonyms |
Adoptive, Surrogate |
| Foster Synonyms |
Stephen Collins Foste, Stephen Foster, Foster |
| Foster Synonyms |
Further |
| Foster Synonyms |
Nurture |
| Foster (Last Name / Surname) |
Foster is the #99 most common last name / surname from the 2010 United States Census. The census reported that 227,764 people had that surname. |
| Spanish Translation |
Foster in Spanish is Fomentar |
| Tagalog Translation |
Foster in Tagalog is Magpaunlad |
| Example Sentence (Quote) "If the end of education is to foster the love of truth, this love cannot be presupposed in the means." - Education |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " Mrs. Foster Ely, If We could Know, as reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)" - Death |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " Whatever opens opportunity and hope will help to prevent crime and foster responsibility." - Crime |
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