foster

  • 51foster —   Hānai, ho omakua, hi i, mālama, kōkua.    ♦ Foster child, keiki hānai (see saying, keakea).    ♦ Foster parent, kahu hānai, makua hānai, makua kōlea; ūhā (chiefly) …

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  • 52Foster — englische Form von → Gaston. Namensträger: John Foster Dulles, US amerikanischer Politiker …

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  • 53Foster — Original name in latin Foster Name in other language State code US Continent/City America/New York longitude 41.85371 latitude 71.75812 altitude 223 Population 4598 Date 2006 01 17 …

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  • 54foster — [OE] The etymological notion underlying foster is of ‘giving food’. Indeed, the Old English verb fōstrian meant ‘feed, nourish’, and it was not until the 13th century that secondary metaphorical senses, such as ‘rear a child’ and ‘encourage,… …

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  • 55foster — verb 1》 promote the development of. 2》 bring up (a child that is not one s own by birth).     ↘Brit. assign (a child) to be fostered. Derivatives fosterage noun fosterer noun Origin OE fōstrian feed, nourish , from fōster food, nourishment , of… …

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  • 56Foster — Sp Fòsteris Ap Foster L JAV: apyg. (Š. Dakota), mst. (Rod Ailandas) …

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  • 57Foster — I. /ˈfɒstə/ (say fostuh) noun 1. David, born 1944, Australian novelist; works include Moonlite (1981) and The Glade Within the Grove which received the 1997 Miles Franklin Award. 2. David ( Big Dave ), born 1957, Australian champion axeman. 3.… …

  • 58foster — fos|ter sb., fost(e)ret, fostre, fostrene, i sms. foster , fx fosterdiagnostik …

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  • 59foster — s (fostret, foster) …

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  • 60foster — [OE] The etymological notion underlying foster is of ‘giving food’. Indeed, the Old English verb fōstrian meant ‘feed, nourish’, and it was not until the 13th century that secondary metaphorical senses, such as ‘rear a child’ and ‘encourage,… …

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