fosters

Meanings

• Verb

  To provide care, protection, and upbringing for someone else's child or an animal not one's own.

  - "My aunt fosters babies for the local orphanage."
  - "My neighbor fosters stray cats until they find new homes."

• Verb

  To help grow or develop something, especially by providing necessary resources or conditions.

  - "The new manager is fostering a positive work environment."
  - "The teacher fostered a love of learning in her students."

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Antonyms

hinder

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with fosters
stores , cores , pores

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Variants

List of all variants of fosters that leads to same result
foster , fostered , fosterer , fosterers , fostering , fosters

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'to keep alive, nurture' from Old English 'forstan' - 'to keep, preserve'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'foster child' was first used in the 16th century.

2. In the Middle Ages, foster parents were paid in grain, wool, and other resources to care for orphaned children.

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Related Concepts

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1. Cultivation: The process of promoting the growth of something, such as a plant or an idea.

2. Adoption: The legal process by which a person becomes a permanent member of a family.

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Culture

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In literature, fostering is a common theme in stories about orphaned children, such as 'Harry Potter' and 'Anne of Green Gables'. It is also used metaphorically to describe the development of ideas or organizations.

How to Memorize "fosters"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a loving family caring for an orphaned child or an animal shelter providing care for stray animals.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'fosters' with 'nurturing' or 'caring'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the phrase 'Fostering growth' to remember the meaning of the word.

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