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Word: Foster
Speech Type: Verb
Old English fōstrian ‘feed, nourish’, from fōster‘food, nourishment’, of Germanic origin; related to food. The sense ‘bring up another's (originally also one's own) child’ dates from Middle English. See also foster-
ˈfɒstə
encourage the development of (something, especially something desirable)
Short Definition:encourage development of
Examples:- the teacher's task is to foster learning
bring up (a child that is not one's own by birth)
Short Definition:bring up another person's child
Examples:- a person who would foster Holly was found
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