fostering : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: fostering	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for fostering
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fostering n encouragement; aiding the development of something [syn: fostering, fosterage] helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important" Synonym(s): breeding, bringing up, fostering, fosterage, nurture, raising, rearing, upbringing
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[d3]ster, f[d3]stor, food, nourishment, fr. f[d3]da food. [fb]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.