The meaning of FOSTER is having, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for. How to use foster in a sentence.

FOSTER definition: to promote the growth or development of; further; encourage. See examples of foster used in a sentence.

These siblings need an adoptive family who will give them the attention, support, encouragement, structure, and nurturing environment they need to thrive.

FOSTER definition: 1. to take care of a child, usually for a limited time, without being the child's legal parent: 2…. Learn more.

If you foster a child, you take it into your family for a period of time, without becoming its legal parent. She has since gone on to find happiness by fostering more than 100 children. [VERB noun]

1. to promote the growth or development of: to foster new ideas. 2. to bring up; rear: to foster a child.

[transitive, intransitive] foster (somebody) (especially British English) to take another person’s child into your home for a period of time, without becoming his or her legal parents. They have fostered over …

Through trauma-informed care, comprehensive training, and individualized support, we help youth heal, grow, and thrive in safe, stable foster homes. Our collaborative approach ensures every child …

(in combination) indicating relationship through fostering and not through birth: foster mother, foster child (in combination) of or involved in the rearing of a child by persons other than the child's natural or …

Synonyms for FOSTER: promote, encourage, cultivate, nurture, forward, advance, further, nourish; Antonyms of FOSTER: prevent, hinder, discourage, inhibit, frustrate, prohibit, forbid, enjoin