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English to English adjective
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Relating to nourishment; affording, receiving, or sharing nourishment or nurture; -- applied to father, mother, child, brother, etc., to indicate that the person so called stands in the relation of parent, child, brother, etc., as regards sustenance and nurture, but not by tie of blood. |  | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties | | Example: foster parent
foster child
foster home
surrogate father
source: wordnet30 noun
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United States songwriter whose songs embody the sentiment of the South before the American Civil War (1826-1864) | | source: wordnet30
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A forester. | | source: webster1913 verb
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promote the growth of | | Example: Foster our children's well-being and education
source: wordnet30
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bring up under fosterage; of children | | source: wordnet30
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help develop, help grow | | Example: nurture his talents
source: wordnet30
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To feed; to nourish; to support; to bring up. | | source: webster1913
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To be nourished or trained up together. | | source: webster1913
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