Definition of: foster

(fôs′tər, fos′-) v.t.
1. To rear; bring up, as a child.
2. To promote the growth of; forward; help: to foster genius.
3. To keep as if affectionately; cherish; nurse: to foster a grudge.
4. Obs. To provide with food. See synonyms under AID, CHERISH, HELP, PROMOTE.
—adjective Having the relation of, in the sense of giving, sharing, or receiving nourishment, shelter, affection, and care, but unrelated by blood; as in

foster brother	foster father	foster parent
foster child	foster land	foster sister
foster daughter	foster mother	foster son

[OE fostrian nourish]
—fos′ter·age noun
—fos′·ter·er noun
—fos′tress noun fem.

Definition of: Foster

(fôs′tər, fos′-), Sir Michael,
1836–1907, English physiologist.
—Stephen Collins,
1826–64, U.S. song writer.
—William Zebulon,
1881–1961, U. S. labor leader and former Communist party chairman.

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Statistical data

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