'Fostered' definitions:
Definition of 'Fostered'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Words containing 'Fostered'
- Foster,
- Fosterer,
- Fostering,
- Fosterment,
- Foster City,
- Foster County,
- Foster babe,
- Foster brother,
- Foster child,
- Foster dam,
- Foster earth,
- Foster father,
- Foster land,
- Foster lean,
- Foster mother,
- Foster nurse,
- Foster parent,
- Foster sister,
- Foster son,
- Foster, MO,
- Foster, ND,
- Foster, NE,
- foster care,
- foster daughter,
- foster family,
- foster home,
- stephen foster,
- Foster City, CA,
- Foster County, ND,
- foster-brother,
- foster-child,
- foster-daughter,
- foster-father,
- foster-mother,
- foster-nurse,
- foster-parent,
- foster-sister,
- foster-son,
- john foster dulles,
- stephen collins foster