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Fosterage

The act of fostering another's child as if it were one's own.

📖 Definitions of "Fosterage"

noun

1
The act of fostering another's child as if it were one's own.
2
The act of caring for another human being or animal.
3
The condition of being the foster child.
4
The act of promoting or encouraging something.

🔄 Synonyms of "Fosterage"

8 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
nurtureverb	The act or process of encouraging the growth or development of something.
nurturing	Refers to being caring; something which nurtures.
fosteringnoun	encouragement; aiding the development of something
rearingnoun	Act of raising young.
raisingnoun	Nurturing; cultivation; providing sustenance and protection for a living thing from conception to maturity.
upbringingnoun	The raising or training of a child.
bringing upnoun	raising someone to be an accepted member of the community
breedingnoun	Propagation of offspring through sexual reproduction.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Fosterage"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
fosteringnoun	encouragement; aiding the development of something
upbringingnoun	The raising or training of a child.
rearingnoun	Act of raising young.
nurturenoun	The act or process of encouraging the growth or development of something.
raisingnoun	Nurturing; cultivation; providing sustenance and protection for a living thing from conception to maturity.
breedingnoun	Propagation of offspring through sexual reproduction.
bringing upnoun	raising someone to be an accepted member of the community
nurturing	Refers to being caring; something which nurtures.
fosterhoodnoun	The state of being a foster child.
fosterlingnoun	a foster child
fosterernoun	One who fosters; one who is designated to care for and nurture someone.
foster siblingnoun	A fellow foster child of one's foster parent, not otherwise related to oneself.
fostercarenoun	Alternative form of foster care. [A formal system by which a child is cared for, in a foster family, by people other than its own parents, but without being adopted.]
fosternoun	(uncountable) The care given to another; guardianship.
fostershipnoun	The relationship between foster parent and foster child.
foster homenoun	A household in which a child or animal is raised by someone other than their natural or adoptive parent or owner (respectively), especially, in the case of a child, when that caregiver is otherwise unrelated to the child.
foster childnoun	A child in foster care; a child in one's foster care, in relation to oneself.
foster carenoun	A formal system by which a child is cared for, in a foster family, by people other than its own parents, but without being adopted.
foster mothernoun	A female adult who cares for a child who has been placed in foster care.
fosteressnoun	(archaic) A female fosterer.