foster

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

fos·ter (fôʹstər, fŏsʹtər)tr.v. fos·tered, fos·ter·ing, fos·ters
1. To bring up; nurture:
bear and foster offspring.
See Synonyms at nurture.
2. To promote the growth and development of; cultivate:
detect and foster artistic talent.
See Synonyms at advance.
3. To nurse; cherish:
foster a secret hope.adj.
1. Providing parental care and nurture to children not related through legal or blood ties:
foster parents; foster grandparents; a foster home.
2. Receiving parental care and nurture from those not related to one through legal or blood ties:
foster children. [Middle English fostren, from Old English *fōstrian, to nourish, from fōstor, food, nourishing. See pā- in Indo-European Roots.]

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  surrogate, nurture, further, Foster, Stephen Foster, Stephen Collins Foster