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    Synonyms & Similar Words

    nurture support promote encourage care raise cultivate develop strengthen enhance improve aid assist help sponsor patronize back endorse further advance forward nourish cherish tend nurse cradle harbor shelter protect defend uphold maintain sustain foster encourage motivate inspire stimulate boost lift energize vitalize animate invigorate revitalize renew regenerate refurbish rejuvenate

    Meaning of Foster

    The primary meaning of the word "Foster" is to encourage or promote the development of something.

    Definitions

    • To encourage or promote the development of something
    • * To bring up or care for someone, especially a child, as a parent or guardian
    • * To nurse or tend to someone or something, especially to help them recover from an illness or injury

    Etymology of Foster

    The word "Foster" has its roots in Old English, derived from the word "fostor" or "fostrian", which means "to nourish" or "to feed"
    It has been used in the English language since the 9th century, initially to describe the act of feeding or nourishing, and later to describe the act of caring for or bringing up someone or something

    Example Uses

    • The organization aims to foster a sense of community among its members
    • * The teacher tried to foster a love of reading in her students
    • * The new policy is designed to foster economic growth and development

    Antonyms & Near Antonyms

    hinder obstruct prevent discourage suppress inhibit restrict limit impede block thwart foil frustrate defeat undermine sabotage destroy neglect ignore abandon reject oppose resist counter contradict deny refute disprove negate nullify annihilate extinguish

    Related Nouns

    family parent child home care support development growth education training nurturing upbringing guardianship custody protection shelter haven refuge asylum sanctuary community society culture environment ecosystem habitat preserve reserve conservation

    Related Verbs

    nurture support promote encourage care raise cultivate develop strengthen enhance improve aid assist help sponsor patronize back endorse further advance forward nourish cherish tend nurse cradle harbor shelter protect defend uphold maintain sustain

    Related Adjectives

    supportive nurturing caring protective defensive preservative conservative developmental educational formative growth-oriented promotional encouraging motivational inspirational stimulating invigorating revitalizing regenerative refurbishing rejuvenating restorative therapeutic curative remedial corrective