foster 音标拼音: [f'ɑstɚ]
a . 收养的,养育的
vt . 养育,抚育,培养,鼓励,抱(希望)
收养的,养育的养育,抚育,培养,鼓励,抱(希望)
foster adj 1 :
providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties ; "
foster parent ";
"
foster child "; "
foster home "; "
surrogate father " [
synonym :
{
foster }, {
surrogate }]
n 1 :
United States songwriter whose songs embody the sentiment of the South before the American Civil War (
1826 -
1864 )
[
synonym : {
Foster }, {
Stephen Foster }, {
Stephen Collins Foster }]
v 1 :
promote the growth of ; "
Foster our children '
s well -
being and education " [
synonym : {
foster }, {
further }]
2 :
bring up under fosterage ;
of children 3 :
help develop ,
help grow ; "
nurture his talents " [
synonym :
{
foster }, {
nurture }]
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 .
[
1913 Webster ]
Some say that ravens foster forlorn children .
--
Shak .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
To cherish ;
to promote the growth of ;
to encourage ;
to sustain and promote ;
as ,
to foster genius .
[
1913 Webster ]
Foster \
Fos "
ter \,
v .
i .
To be nourished or trained up together . [
Obs .] --
Spenser .
[
1913 Webster ]
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 .
[
1913 Webster ]
{
Foster babe }
or {
Foster child },
an infant or child nursed or raised 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 .
[
1913 Webster ]
Foster \
Fos "
ter \,
n .
A forester . [
Obs .] --
Spenser .
[
1913 Webster ]
199 Moby Thesaurus words for "
foster ":
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actuate ,
advance ,
affiliated ,
agnate ,
aid ,
aid and abet ,
akin ,
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allied ,
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amend ,
animate ,
apprentice ,
ask for ,
assist ,
attend to ,
avuncular ,
baby -
sit ,
back ,
bear ,
better ,
boost ,
bosom ,
break ,
break in ,
breast -
feed ,
breed ,
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bring up ,
care for ,
champion ,
chaperon ,
cherish ,
civilize ,
cling to ,
clip ,
closely related ,
coddle ,
cognate ,
collateral ,
compel ,
condition ,
congeneric ,
consanguine ,
consanguinean ,
consanguineous ,
conserve ,
contribute to ,
cosset ,
countenance ,
cradle ,
cultivate ,
develop ,
discipline ,
distantly related ,
drill ,
dry -
nurse ,
edify ,
educate ,
elevate ,
embosom ,
embrace ,
emend ,
enate ,
encourage ,
energize ,
enhance ,
enlighten ,
enrich ,
entertain ,
exercise ,
fatten ,
fatten up ,
favor ,
feed ,
fetch up ,
fit ,
fondle ,
force ,
force -
feed ,
form ,
forward ,
further ,
galvanize ,
german ,
germane ,
give encouragement ,
go straight ,
groom ,
harbor ,
hasten ,
have ,
have and hold ,
help ,
hold ,
hold on to ,
house ,
house -
train ,
housebreak ,
hug ,
impel ,
improve ,
improve upon ,
invite ,
keep ,
keep in countenance ,
keep watch over ,
kindred ,
lactate ,
lard ,
lavish care on ,
lick into shape ,
lift ,
lodge ,
look after ,
look out for ,
look to ,
maintain ,
make an improvement ,
matrilateral ,
matrilineal ,
matroclinous ,
matronize ,
meliorate ,
mend ,
mind ,
minister to ,
mother ,
motivate ,
move ,
move to action ,
nourish ,
novercal ,
nurse ,
nurture ,
nutrify ,
oblige ,
of the blood ,
pamper ,
patrilateral ,
patrilineal ,
patroclinous ,
patronize ,
practice ,
prepare ,
preserve ,
promote ,
propel ,
protege ,
provide for ,
put in tune ,
put to school ,
raise ,
ready ,
rear ,
refine upon ,
reform ,
rehearse ,
related ,
ride herd on ,
see after ,
see to ,
send to school ,
serve ,
set in motion ,
shelter ,
shepherd ,
sib ,
sibling ,
socialize ,
spark ,
spoon -
feed ,
stimulate ,
straighten out ,
stuff ,
succor ,
suckle ,
support ,
sustain ,
take care of ,
take charge of ,
take in hand ,
tend ,
train ,
transfigure ,
transform ,
treasure ,
treasure up ,
upgrade ,
uphold ,
uplift ,
uterine ,
watch ,
watch out for ,
watch over ,
wet -
nurse
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