fostering

Meaning of fostering

verb, gerund or present participle
  1. encourage the development of (something, especially something desirable).
    the teacher's task is to foster learning
  2. bring up (a child that is not one's own by birth).
    a person who would foster Holly was found

Old English fōstrian ‘feed, nourish’, from fōster ‘food, nourishment’, of Germanic origin; related to food. The sense ‘bring up another's (originally also one's own) child’ dates from Middle English. See also foster-.

Information about fostering

  • It is a verb.
  • The plural form of fostering is: fosterings.
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Hyphenation of fostering

fos-ter-ing

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
  • fostering is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

fostering synonyms

Meaning fosterage:

fosterage

Meaning breeding:

breeding, fosterage, nurture, raising, rearing, upbringing

Meaning stimulate the development of (an activity, state, or belief):

encourage

Meaning support or actively encourage (a cause, venture, etc.); further the progress of:

promote

Meaning help the progress or development of (something); promote:

further

Meaning raise levels of physiological or nervous activity in (the body or any biological system):

stimulate

Meaning make or cause to make progress:

advance

Meaning help to advance (something); promote:

forward

Meaning try to acquire or develop (a quality or skill):

cultivate

Meaning make or become stronger:

strengthen

Meaning improve or enhance the quality or value of:

enrich

Meaning make it easier or possible for (someone) to do something by offering one's services or resources:

help

Meaning help or support (someone or something) in the achievement of something:

aid

Meaning encourage or assist (someone) to do something wrong, in particular to commit a crime:

abet

Meaning help by providing money or information:

assist

Meaning bear all or part of the weight of; hold up:

support

Meaning declare one's public approval or support of:

endorse

Meaning vigorously support or defend the cause of:

champion

Meaning advocate or promote (a belief or course of action):

proselytize

Meaning provide funds for (a project or activity or the person carrying it out):

sponsor

Meaning adopt or support (a cause, belief, or way of life):

espouse

Meaning confirm or support (something which has been questioned):

uphold

Meaning give financial, material, or moral support to:

back

Meaning help or encourage (something) to increase or improve:

boost

Meaning make (an action or process) easy or easier:

facilitate

Meaning the back part of something, especially a building or vehicle:

rear

Meaning bring up (a child):

raise

Meaning bring up (a child) with care and affection:

mother

Meaning be or act as a parent to (a child):

parent

fostering antonyms

Meaning fail to care for properly:

neglect

Meaning forcibly put an end to:

suppress

Meaning end the existence of (something) by damaging or attacking it:

destroy

Anagrams of fostering

foresting

Words that rhyme with fostering

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