Noun fostering has 2 senses
  1. fostering, fosterage - encouragement; aiding the development of something
    --1 is a kind of encouragement
    Derived forms: verb foster1, verb foster3
  2. breeding, bringing up, fostering, fosterage, nurture, raising, rearing, upbringing - raising someone to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important"
    --2 is a kind of socialization, socialisation, acculturation, enculturation
    Derived forms: verb foster1, verb foster3
,Verb foster has 3 senses
  1. foster, further - promote the growth of; "Foster our children's well-being and education"
    --1 is one way to promote, advance, boost, further, encourage
    Derived forms: noun fosterage1, noun fostering1, noun fostering2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  2. foster - bring up under fosterage; of children
    --2 is one way to
    rear, raise, bring up, nurture, parent
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s somebody
  3. foster, nurture - help develop, help grow; "nurture his talents"
    --3 is one way to encourage
    Derived forms: noun fosterage2, noun fostering1, noun fostering2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody
    Something ----s something
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