Что (кто) такое Foster - определение
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Foster (disambiguation); Fostered
Foster
·noun One who, or that which, fosters.
II. Foster ·noun A Forester.
III. Foster ·vi To be nourished or trained up together.
V. Foster ·vt To Cherish; to promote the growth of; to Encourage; to sustain and promote; as, to foster genius.
VI. Foster ·vt Relating to nourishment; affording, receiving, or sharing nourishment or nurture;
- applied to father, mother, child, brother, ·etc., to indicate that the person so called stands in the relation of parent, child, brother, ·etc., as regards sustenance and nurture, but not by tie of blood.
foster
v. a.
1.
Nurse, nourish, feed, support, sustain.
2.
Rear, breed, bring up, rear up, cherish, encourage, favor, patronize, promote, stimulate, forward, further, advance, help on, help forward.
foster
¦ 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 fostrian 'feed, nourish', from foster 'food, nourishment', of Gmc origin; related to food.
Примеры произношения для Foster
1. Phil Foster.
Community Supported Agriculture _ Becky Herbert + More _ Talks at Google
2. foster creativity.
Flour, Too _ Joanne Chang _ Talks at Google
3. are in foster care out of foster care,
Coming Up Queer in the Bay _ Erik Martinez + More _ Talks at Google
4. ALAN SEALES: Jodie Foster.
Perception _ Eric McCormack _ Talks at Google
5. County Foster Care.
Coming Up Queer in the Bay _ Erik Martinez + More _ Talks at Google
Примеры употребления для Foster
1. They are great shipbuilders." This is Foster in Foster World.
2. Photograph: Herbert Knosowski/AP Norman Foster stands on the shoulders of ... well, Norman Foster, really.
3. It places children in foster families, educates foster parents, offers counseling to the children, and handles the children‘s legal problems.
4. Each of the houses will serve as a home for six foster children, plus their foster parents.
5. It will foster economic and technological development.