fostering

verb

Meaning

To nurture or bring up offspring, or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child.
To cultivate and grow something.
To nurse or cherish something.
To be nurtured or trained up together.
Raising someone to be an accepted member of the community.
Encouragement; aiding the development of something

Etymology / origin

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Related words

fosterage(English)upbringing(English)rearing(English)nurture(English)raising(English)breeding(English)bringing up(English)nurturing(English)entrepreneurship(English)appreciation(English)encouraging(English)facilitating(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

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