foster

/fˈɑstɚ/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

verb

1. promote the growth of
   “Foster our children's well-being and education”
2. bring up under fosterage; of children
3. help develop, help grow
   “nurture his talents”

adjective

1. providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties
   “foster parent”

noun

1. United States songwriter whose songs embody the sentiment of the South before the American Civil War (1826-1864)

Synonyms for foster

• further
• nurture
• surrogate
• adoptive
• Stephen Foster
• Stephen Collins Foster

Words that rhyme with foster

• roster
• zoster
• boster
• doster
• gloster
• koster
• oster