Synonyms:
foster, surrogate
Meaning: providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties; "foster parent"; "foster child"; "foster home"; "surrogate father"
noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
Foster, Stephen_Foster, Stephen_Collins_Foster
Meaning: United States songwriter whose songs embody the sentiment of the South before the American Civil War (1826-1864)
verb
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Synonyms:
foster, further
Meaning: promote the growth of; "Foster our children's well-being and education"
Usage examples
HENRY JONES AND TURNER FOSTER.
Foster, the member of the Legislature from Tuskegee.
And they kept talking TO Mrs. Foster and AT each other.
Ah, well, the foster motherhood would soon have to be put away in camphor again.
Can there be anything more agreeable to God, more useful to the Church, or more meritorious, than to foster thus amongst the well-beloved children of God peace, joy, love of vocation, together with union amongst themselves and with their superiors?