foster

v. encourage, nurture, promote; raise, act as an adoptive family; care for

adj. entrusted to the care of, receiving parental care from someone unrelated by blood

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Noun
1. United States songwriter whose songs embody the sentiment of the South before the American Civil War (1826-1864)
(synonym) Stephen Foster, Stephen Collins Foster
(hypernym) songwriter, songster, ballad maker

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Verb
1. promote the growth of; "Foster our children's well-being and education"
(synonym) further
(hypernym) promote, advance, boost, further, encourage
(derivation) fostering, fosterage
2. bring up under fosterage; of children
(hypernym) rear, raise, bring up, nurture, parent
3. help develop, help grow; "nurture his talents"
(synonym) nurture
(hypernym) encourage
(hyponym) patronize, patronise, patronage, support, keep going
(derivation) breeding, bringing up, fostering, fosterage, nurture, raising, rearing, upbringing

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Adjective
1. providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties; "foster parent"; "foster child"; "foster home"; "surrogate father"
(synonym) surrogate
(similar) adoptive

n. Foster, family name; Edward Morgan Foster, (1879-1970) English author

v. podporovat; rozvíjet; mít v pěstounské péči