foster
41foster — v. & adj. v.tr. 1 a promote the growth or development of. b encourage or harbour (a feeling). 2 (of circumstances) be favourable to. 3 a bring up (a child that is not one s own by birth). b Brit. (of a local authority etc.) assign (a child) to be …
42Foster — v. & adj. v.tr. 1 a promote the growth or development of. b encourage or harbour (a feeling). 2 (of circumstances) be favourable to. 3 a bring up (a child that is not one s own by birth). b Brit. (of a local authority etc.) assign (a child) to be …
43Föster — Karl Föster (* 3. Juni 1915 in Bad Fredeburg) ist Mitautor vieler Bücher, Vorstandsmitglied des Franz Stock Komitees [1] und Träger des Bundesverdienstkreuzes am Bande. [2] Werdegang Karl Föster wurde 1915 in Bad Fredeburg geboren und lebt zur… …
44Foster — This very interesting English medieval surname, the family name of the Lords Oriel of Ireland, has at least four possible origins. The first is an occupational name for a saddle tree maker, a very important occupation seven hundred or more years… …
45foster — /ˈfɒstə / (say fostuh) verb (t) 1. to promote the growth or development of; further; encourage: to foster foreign trade. 2. to bring up or rear, as a foster child. 3. to care for or cherish. 4. to place (a child) in a foster home. 5. Obsolete to… …
46foster- — prefix giving or receiving parental care although not of the same family: a foster mother | a foster son | a foster home | Danny is my foster brother. (=we have different parents, but he is being brought up with me in my family) …
47foster — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ carefully, deliberately (esp. BrE) ▪ The school has carefully fostered its progressive image. VERB + FOSTER ▪ help (to) ▪ …
48foster — fos•ter [[t]ˈfɔ stər, ˈfɒs tər[/t]] v. t. 1) to promote the growth or development of: to foster new ideas[/ex] 2) soc to bring up; rear: to foster a child[/ex] 3) soc giving or receiving parental care though not kin by blood or related legally: a …
49foster- — combining form denoting someone having a specified family connection through fostering: foster parent. ↘concerned with fostering: foster care. Origin OE …
50foster — [ˈfɒstə] verb I 1) [T] to help something to develop over a period of time Syn: promote 2) [I/T] to look after someone else s child as part of your family for a period of time See: adopt II adj foster [ˈfɒstə] a foster child is a child who is… …
