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Fosters

A foster parent.

📖 Definitions of "Fosters"

noun
  1. 1

    A foster parent.

    "Some fosters end up adopting."

  2. 2

    The care given to another; guardianship.

verb
  1. 1

    To nurture or bring up offspring, or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child.

  2. 2

    To cultivate and grow something.

    "Our company fosters an appreciation for the arts."

  3. 3

    To nurse or cherish something.

  4. 4

    To be nurtured or trained up together.

noun
  1. 1

    A forester.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Fosters"

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WordDefinition
adoptivePertaining to adoption.
furtherverb(transitive) To encourage growth; to support progress or growth of something; to promote.
nurtureverbTo nourish or nurse.
surrogateverb(transitive) To replace or substitute something with something else; to appoint a successor.
accommodatesverb(transitive) To provide housing for.
advancesnounA forward move; improvement or progression.
advocatesverb(transitive) To plead in favour of; to defend by argument, before a tribunal or the public; to support, vindicate, or recommend publicly.
allowsverb(transitive, catenative) To permit, to give permission to.
assistsverbTo help.
boostsverb(transitive, by extension) To help or encourage (something) to increase or improve; to assist in overcoming obstacles.
breedsverbTo produce offspring sexually; to bear young.
buildsverb(transitive) To form (something) by combining materials or parts.
championsa role-playing game published by Hero Games designed to simulate a superhero comic book world.
conduciveTending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result.
contributesverb(ambitransitive) To give something that is or becomes part of a larger whole.
createsverb(transitive) To bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:)
cultivatesverbTo grow plants, notably crops.
developsverb(transitive) To advance; to further; to promote the growth of.
drivesverbTo operate a vehicle:
elicitsverbTo evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer.

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