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foster

11 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) foster (adjective)
  2. 2) foster (verb)
  3. Foster (biographical name)
  4. Foster (biographical name)
  5. Foster (biographical name)
  6. foster care (noun)
  7. foster home (noun)
  8. foster-mother (noun)
  9. foster-mother (verb)
  10. Foster City (geographical name)
  11. bananas Foster (noun)

1fos·ter

adj \ˈfȯs-tər, ˈfäs-\

Definition of FOSTER

: affording, receiving, or sharing nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties
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Origin of FOSTER

Middle English, from Old English fōstor-, from fōstor food, feeding; akin to Old English fōda food
First Known Use: before 12th century

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