Noun
Foster -
United States songwriter whose songs embody the sentiment of the South before the American Civil War (1826-1864)
Stephen Foster ,
Stephen Collins Foster
Verb
foster -
help develop, help grow; "nurture his talents"
nurture
encourage spur on; "His financial success encouraged him to look for a wife"
patronage ,
keep going ,
patronise ,
patronize ,
support support by being a patron of
serve well ,
serve put the ball into play; "It was Agassi's turn to serve"
foster -
promote the growth of; "Foster our children's well-being and education"
further
further ,
encourage ,
boost ,
promote ,
advance spur on; "His financial success encouraged him to look for a wife"
foster -
bring up under fosterage; of children
parent ,
nurture ,
rear ,
bring up ,
raise stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds; "The horse reared in terror"
Adjective
foster -
providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties; "foster parent" ; "foster child" ; "foster home" ; "surrogate father"
surrogate
