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The meaning of FOSTER is having, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for. How to use foster in a sentence.
FOSTER definition: 1. to take care of a child, usually for a limited time, without being the child's legal parent: 2…. Learn more.
If you foster a child, you take it into your family for a period of time, without becoming its legal parent. She has since gone on to find happiness by fostering more than 100 children. [VERB noun]
- to promote the growth or development of: to foster new ideas. 2. to bring up; rear: to foster a child.
To foster is to nurture something. A teacher could foster creativity by providing crayons to every student. You can also foster a child, which means the child lives in your home for a time.
[transitive, intransitive] foster (somebody) (especially British English) to take another person’s child into your home for a period of time, without becoming his or her legal parents. They have fostered over 60 children during the past ten years. We couldn't adopt a child, so we decided to foster.
FOSTER definition: to promote the growth or development of; further; encourage. See examples of foster used in a sentence.
Synonyms for FOSTER: promote, encourage, cultivate, nurture, forward, advance, further, nourish; Antonyms of FOSTER: prevent, hinder, discourage, inhibit, frustrate, prohibit, forbid, enjoin
FOSTER meaning: 1. to take care of a child, usually for a limited time, without being the child's legal parent: 2…. Learn more.
Foster + Partners is a global studio for sustainable architecture, urbanism, engineering and design, founded by Norman Foster in 1967.
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Foster Success’ mission is to hear, support, and empower teens and young adults transitioning out of foster care on their journey to self-sufficiency. Foster Success’ mission is to hear, support, and ...
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Sports Illustrated: Wisconsin safety Titus Toler 'blessed to have a second chance' after injury
Injuries can derail a player's career in the blink of an eye. For Wisconsin safety Titus Toler, that was definitely the case, as he had to retire from the game he loved ahead of the 2021 season with ...
Wisconsin safety Titus Toler 'blessed to have a second chance' after injury
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