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foster definition

foster


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  foster 
 
  1  of  3  senses  of  foster 
 
  Sense  3 
  foster,  nurture 
  =>  patronize,  patronise,  patronage,  support,  keep  going 
  =>  serve,  serve  well 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  foster 
 
  1  of  3  senses  of  foster 
 
  Sense  3 
  foster,  nurture 
  =>  patronize,  patronise,  patronage,  support,  keep  going 
  =>  serve,  serve  well 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  foster 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  foster 
 
  3  senses  of  foster 
 
  Sense  1 
  foster,  further 
  =>  promote,  advance,  boost,  further,  encourage 
 
  Sense  2 
  foster 
  =>  rear,  raise,  bring  up  nurture,  parent 
 
  Sense  3 
  foster,  nurture 
  =>  encourage 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  foster 
 
  foster  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  foster 
 
  Sense  1 
  foster,  further 
  =>  promote,  advance,  boost,  further,  encourage 
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  Sense  2 
  foster 
  =>  rear,  raise,  bring  up  nurture,  parent 
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  Sense  3 
  foster,  nurture 
  =>  encourage 
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  Grep  of  noun  foster 
  foster 
  foster-brother 
  foster-child 
  foster-father 
  foster-mother 
  foster-parent 
  foster-sister 
  foster  home 
  fosterage 
  fostering 
  john  foster  dulles 
  stephen  collins  foster 
  stephen  foster 
 
  Overview  of  noun  foster 
 
  The  noun  foster  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  Foster,  Stephen  Foster,  Stephen  Collins  Foster  --  (United  States  songwriter  whose  songs  embody  the  sentiment  of  the  South  before  the  American  Civil  War  (1826-1864)) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  foster 
 
  The  verb  foster  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (13)  foster,  further  --  (promote  the  growth  of  "Foster  our  children's  well-being  and  education") 
  2.  foster  --  (bring  up  under  fosterage;  of  children) 
  3.  foster,  nurture  --  (help  develop,  help  grow) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  foster 
 
  The  adj  foster  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  foster,  surrogate  --  (providing  or  receiving  nurture  or  parental  care  though  not  related  by  blood  or  legal  ties;  "foster  parent";  "foster  child";  "foster  home";  "surrogate  father") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  foster 
 
  1  sense  of  foster 
 
  Sense  1 
  foster,  surrogate 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  adoptive)  ->  biological 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  foster 
 
  1  sense  of  foster 
 
  Sense  1 
  foster,  surrogate 
  =>  adoptive  (vs.  biological) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  foster 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  foster 
 
  foster  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  foster 
  foster 
  fostered 
 
  Overview  of  noun  foster 
 
  The  noun  foster  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  Foster,  Stephen  Foster,  Stephen  Collins  Foster  --  (United  States  songwriter  whose  songs  embody  the  sentiment  of  the  South  before  the  American  Civil  War  (1826-1864)) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  foster 
 
  The  verb  foster  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (13)  foster,  further  --  (promote  the  growth  of  "Foster  our  children's  well-being  and  education") 
  2.  foster  --  (bring  up  under  fosterage;  of  children) 
  3.  foster,  nurture  --  (help  develop,  help  grow) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  foster 
 
  The  adj  foster  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  foster,  surrogate  --  (providing  or  receiving  nurture  or  parental  care  though  not  related  by  blood  or  legal  ties;  "foster  parent";  "foster  child";  "foster  home";  "surrogate  father") 



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