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7 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Foster \Fos"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fostered}, p. pr & vb n. {Fostering}.] [OE. fostren fr AS f[=o]ster, f[=o]stor, food, nourishment, fr f[=o]da food. [root]75. See {Food}.] 1. To feed; to nourish; to support; to bring up Some say that ravens foster forlorn children. --Shak. 2. To cherish; to promote the growth of to encourage; to sustain and promote; as to foster genius. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Foster \Fos"ter\, v. i. To be nourished or trained up together. [Obs.] --Spenser. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Foster \Fos"ter\, a. [AS. f[=o]ster, f[=o]stor, nourishment. See {Foster}, v. t.] 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} {babe, or child}, an infant of child nursed by a woman not its mother, or bred by a man not its father. {Foster brother}, {Foster sister}, one who is or has been nursed at the same breast, or brought up by the same nurse as another, but is not of the same parentage. {Foster dam}, one who takes the place of a mother; a nurse. --Dryden. {Foster earth}, earth by which a plant is nourished, though not its native soil. --J. Philips. { Foster father}, a man who takes the place of a father in caring for a child. --Bacon. {Foster land}. a Land allotted for the maintenance of any one [Obs.] b One's adopted country. {Foster lean} [foster + AS l[ae]n a loan See {Loan}.], remuneration fixed for the rearing of a foster child; also the jointure of a wife. [Obs.] --Wharton. {Foster mother}, a woman who takes a mother's place in the nurture and care of a child; a nurse. {Foster nurse}, a nurse; a nourisher. [R.] --Shak. {Foster parent}, a foster mother or foster father. {Foster son}, a male foster child. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Foster \Fos"ter\, n. A forester. [Obs.] --Spenser. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Foster \Fos"ter\, n. One who or that which fosters. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: foster adj : providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties; "foster parent"; "foster child"; "foster home"; "surrogate father" [syn: {surrogate}] v 1: promote the growth of "Foster our children's well-being and education" [syn: {further}] 2: bring up under fosterage; of children 3: help develop, help grow [syn: {nurture}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Foster, KY (city, FIPS 28630) Location: 38.79977 N, 84.21387 W Population (1990): 65 (34 housing units) Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 41043 Foster, MO (town, FIPS 25372) Location: 38.16670 N, 94.50798 W Population (1990): 161 (68 housing units) Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 64745 Foster, NE (village, FIPS 17320) Location: 42.27368 N, 97.66502 W Population (1990): 57 (32 housing units) Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 68737 Foster, OK Zip code(s): 73039 Foster, OR Zip code(s): 97345 Foster, RI Zip code(s): 02825 Foster, WV Zip code(s): 25081
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