FOSTER
/ΛfΙstΙ/
9
Scrabble
9
WWF
F(4) O(1) S(1) T(1) E(1) R(1)
NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓
Definition
/ΛfΙstΙ/
noun
- A foster parent.“Some fosters end up adopting.”
- The care given to another; guardianship.
verb
- To nurture or bring up offspring, or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child.
- To cultivate and grow something.“Our company fosters an appreciation for the arts.”
- To nurse or cherish something.
- To be nurtured or trained up together.
adjective
- Providing parental care to children not related to oneself.“foster parents”
- Receiving such care.“a foster child”
- Related by such care.“We are a foster family.”
Source: Wiktionary
Hooks
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