"foster" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈfɒstə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈfɔstɚ/ [General-American], /ˈfɑstɚ/ [Canada, cot-caught-merger] Audio: en-us-foster.ogg [US], en-au-foster.ogg [Australia]
Rhymes: -ɒstə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English foster, from Old English fōstor (“food, sustenance”), from Proto-West Germanic *fōstr, from Proto-Germanic *fōstrą (“nourishment, food”). Cognate with Middle Dutch voester (“nursemaid”), Middle Low German vôster (“food”), Old Norse fóstr (“nurturing, education, alimony, child support”), Danish foster (“fetus”), Swedish foster (“fetus”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*peh₂-}}, {{der|en|enm|foster}} Middle English foster, {{der|en|ang|fostor|fōstor|food, sustenance}} Old English fōstor (“food, sustenance”), {{der|en|gmw-pro|*fōstr}} Proto-West Germanic *fōstr, {{der|en|gem-pro|*fōstrą||nourishment, food}} Proto-Germanic *fōstrą (“nourishment, food”), {{cog|dum|voester||nursemaid}} Middle Dutch voester (“nursemaid”), {{cog|gml|voster|vôster|food}} Middle Low German vôster (“food”), {{cog|non|fóstr||nurturing, education, alimony, child support}} Old Norse fóstr (“nurturing, education, alimony, child support”), {{cog|da|foster||fetus}} Danish foster (“fetus”), {{cog|sv|foster||fetus}} Swedish foster (“fetus”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} foster (not comparable)
  1. Providing parental care to children not related to oneself. Tags: not-comparable Translations (providing parental care to unrelated children): kasvatus- (Finnish), kasvatti- (Finnish), adoptant [masculine] (French), adoptif [masculine] (French), adoptivo (Galician), ნაშვილები (našvilebi) (Georgian), Pflege- (German), θετός (thetós) (Greek), אָמְנָה (omná) [feminine] (Hebrew), affidatario [masculine] (Italian), adottivo [masculine] (Italian), adoptiu (Occitan), adotivo [Brazil] (Portuguese), adoptivo [Portugal] (Portuguese), приёмный (prijómnyj) (Russian), adoptivo (Spanish), adoptera (Swedish), yetiştiren (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-foster-en-adj-6DPEfyck Categories (other): English terms with collocations Disambiguation of 'providing parental care to unrelated children': 81 10 9
  2. Receiving such care. Tags: not-comparable Translations (receiving such care): adoptif [masculine] (French), adoptado (Galician), adoptivo (Galician), ნაშვილები (našvilebi) (Georgian), Pflege- (German), θετός (thetós) (Greek), nevelt (Hungarian), adottivo [masculine] (Italian), приёмный (prijómnyj) (Russian), adoptivo (Spanish), adoptado (Spanish), evlatlık (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-foster-en-adj-0RAxP3w6 Categories (other): English terms with collocations Disambiguation of 'receiving such care': 4 84 12
  3. Related by such care. Tags: not-comparable Translations (related by such care): adoptif (French)
    Sense id: en-foster-en-adj-84DfUGV9 Categories (other): English terms with collocations Disambiguation of 'related by such care': 9 11 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈfɒstə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈfɔstɚ/ [General-American], /ˈfɑstɚ/ [Canada, cot-caught-merger] Audio: en-us-foster.ogg [US], en-au-foster.ogg [Australia] Forms: fosters [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒstə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English foster, from Old English fōstor (“food, sustenance”), from Proto-West Germanic *fōstr, from Proto-Germanic *fōstrą (“nourishment, food”). Cognate with Middle Dutch voester (“nursemaid”), Middle Low German vôster (“food”), Old Norse fóstr (“nurturing, education, alimony, child support”), Danish foster (“fetus”), Swedish foster (“fetus”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*peh₂-}}, {{der|en|enm|foster}} Middle English foster, {{der|en|ang|fostor|fōstor|food, sustenance}} Old English fōstor (“food, sustenance”), {{der|en|gmw-pro|*fōstr}} Proto-West Germanic *fōstr, {{der|en|gem-pro|*fōstrą||nourishment, food}} Proto-Germanic *fōstrą (“nourishment, food”), {{cog|dum|voester||nursemaid}} Middle Dutch voester (“nursemaid”), {{cog|gml|voster|vôster|food}} Middle Low German vôster (“food”), {{cog|non|fóstr||nurturing, education, alimony, child support}} Old Norse fóstr (“nurturing, education, alimony, child support”), {{cog|da|foster||fetus}} Danish foster (“fetus”), {{cog|sv|foster||fetus}} Swedish foster (“fetus”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} foster (countable and uncountable, plural fosters)
  1. (countable, informal) A foster parent. Tags: countable, informal
    Sense id: en-foster-en-noun-9eo6h37M Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Middle Low German links with redundant target parameters, Old English links with redundant target parameters Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 4 4 31 18 2 4 3 1 16 Disambiguation of Middle Low German links with redundant target parameters: 18 6 6 31 20 4 2 1 14 Disambiguation of Old English links with redundant target parameters: 16 6 7 31 16 5 4 2 13
  2. (uncountable) The care given to another; guardianship. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-foster-en-noun--lGiTKdb
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈfɒstə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈfɔstɚ/ [General-American], /ˈfɑstɚ/ [Canada, cot-caught-merger] Audio: en-us-foster.ogg [US], en-au-foster.ogg [Australia] Forms: fosters [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒstə(ɹ) Head templates: {{en-noun}} foster (plural fosters)
  1. (obsolete) A forester. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-foster-en-noun-AhKmGKHO
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈfɒstə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈfɔstɚ/ [General-American], /ˈfɑstɚ/ [Canada, cot-caught-merger] Audio: en-us-foster.ogg [US], en-au-foster.ogg [Australia] Forms: fosters [present, singular, third-person], fostering [participle, present], fostered [participle, past], fostered [past]
Rhymes: -ɒstə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English foster, from Old English fōstor (“food, sustenance”), from Proto-West Germanic *fōstr, from Proto-Germanic *fōstrą (“nourishment, food”). Cognate with Middle Dutch voester (“nursemaid”), Middle Low German vôster (“food”), Old Norse fóstr (“nurturing, education, alimony, child support”), Danish foster (“fetus”), Swedish foster (“fetus”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*peh₂-}}, {{der|en|enm|foster}} Middle English foster, {{der|en|ang|fostor|fōstor|food, sustenance}} Old English fōstor (“food, sustenance”), {{der|en|gmw-pro|*fōstr}} Proto-West Germanic *fōstr, {{der|en|gem-pro|*fōstrą||nourishment, food}} Proto-Germanic *fōstrą (“nourishment, food”), {{cog|dum|voester||nursemaid}} Middle Dutch voester (“nursemaid”), {{cog|gml|voster|vôster|food}} Middle Low German vôster (“food”), {{cog|non|fóstr||nurturing, education, alimony, child support}} Old Norse fóstr (“nurturing, education, alimony, child support”), {{cog|da|foster||fetus}} Danish foster (“fetus”), {{cog|sv|foster||fetus}} Swedish foster (“fetus”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} foster (third-person singular simple present fosters, present participle fostering, simple past and past participle fostered)
  1. (transitive) To nurture or bring up offspring, or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child. Tags: transitive Translations (to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child): отглеждам (otgleždam) (Bulgarian), грижа се за (griža se za) (Bulgarian), criar (Catalan), pečovat (Czech), opfostre (Danish), verzorgen (Dutch), opvoeden (Dutch), kasvattaa (Finnish), élever (French), adopter (French), criar (Galician), afillar (Galician), adoptar (Galician), აღზრდა (aɣzrda) (Georgian), (in Pflege) aufziehen (German), (in Pflege) großziehen (German), ανατρέφω (anatréfo) (Greek), istápol (Hungarian), felnevel (Hungarian), altramaigh (Irish), máithrigh (Irish), oil (Irish), allevare (Italian), adottare (Italian), nutrire (Italian), rafforzare (Italian), favorire (Italian), во́спита (vóspita) [perfective] (Macedonian), воспи́тува (vospítuva) [imperfective] (Macedonian), taurima (Maori), whāngai (Maori), fostren (Middle English), xwedî kirin (Northern Kurdish), mezin kirin (Northern Kurdish), abalir (Occitan), noirir (Occitan), criar (Portuguese), воспи́тывать (vospítyvatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), altraim (Scottish Gaelic), criar (Spanish), uppfostra (Swedish), yetiştirmek (Turkish), maethu (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-foster-en-verb-8ITY5297 Disambiguation of 'to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child': 93 3 1 3
  2. (transitive) To promote the development of something; to cultivate and grow a thing. Tags: transitive Translations (to cultivate and grow something): отглеждам (otgleždam) (Bulgarian), cultivar (Catalan), 營造 (Chinese Mandarin), 营造 (yíng zào) (Chinese Mandarin), kweken (Dutch), aanmoedigen (Dutch), vaalia (Finnish), cultiver (French), წახალისება (c̣axaliseba) (Georgian), წაქეზება (c̣akezeba) (Georgian), pflegen (German), μεγαλώνω (megalóno) (Greek), coltivare (Italian), accrescere (Italian), promuovere (Italian), одгле́дува (odgléduva) [imperfective] (Macedonian), о́дгледа (ódgleda) [perfective] (Macedonian), ahu (Maori), ahuahu (Maori), fostren (Middle English), xwedî kirin (Northern Kurdish), mezin kirin (Northern Kurdish), cultivar (Occitan), cultivar (Portuguese), поощря́ть (pooščrjátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), fomentar (Spanish), beslemek (Turkish), yetiştirmek (Turkish), büyütmek (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-foster-en-verb-Zcyhj1zJ Disambiguation of 'to cultivate and grow something': 14 77 2 7
  3. (transitive) To nurse or cherish something. Tags: transitive Translations (to nurse or cherish something): питая (pitaja) (Bulgarian), vaalia (Finnish), hoivata (Finnish), ხელის გულზე ტარება (xelis gulze ṭareba) (Georgian), ლოლიაობა (loliaoba) (Georgian), სათუთად მოვლა (satutad movla) (Georgian), nähren (German), fördern (German), ανατρέφω (anatréfo) (Greek), nutrire (Italian), accudire (Italian), curare (Italian), sostenere (Italian), incoraggiare (Italian), не́гува (néguva) (Macedonian), kumanu (Maori), rauhī (Maori), xwedî kirin (Northern Kurdish), mezin kirin (Northern Kurdish), nutrir (Portuguese), cuidar (Portuguese), леле́ять (leléjatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), хо́лить (xólitʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), altraim (Scottish Gaelic), beslemek (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-foster-en-verb-aQrG0fuH Disambiguation of 'to nurse or cherish something': 2 1 96 1
  4. (intransitive, obsolete) To be nurtured or trained up together. Tags: intransitive, obsolete
    Sense id: en-foster-en-verb-9ZzJXySz
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

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          "word": "criar"
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          "sense": "to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child",
          "word": "altraim"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 3 1 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child",
          "word": "criar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 3 1 3",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child",
          "word": "uppfostra"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 3 1 3",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child",
          "word": "yetiştirmek"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 3 1 3",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child",
          "word": "maethu"
        }
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          "text": "Our company fosters an appreciation for the arts.",
          "type": "example"
        },
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          "ref": "2016 February 23, Robbie Collin, “Grimsby review: ‘Sacha Baron Cohen’s vital, venomous action movie’”, in The Daily Telegraph (London)",
          "text": "Grimsby doesn't ever wound quite as devastatingly as Borat or Brüno, but it's a vital, lavish, venomously profane two fingers up at Benefits Street pity porn and the social division it fosters.",
          "type": "quotation"
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          "grow"
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        "(transitive) To promote the development of something; to cultivate and grow a thing."
      ],
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        "transitive"
      ],
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          "_dis1": "14 77 2 7",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "otgleždam",
          "sense": "to cultivate and grow something",
          "word": "отглеждам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 77 2 7",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to cultivate and grow something",
          "word": "cultivar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 77 2 7",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "to cultivate and grow something",
          "word": "營造"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 77 2 7",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "yíng zào",
          "sense": "to cultivate and grow something",
          "word": "营造"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 77 2 7",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to cultivate and grow something",
          "word": "kweken"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 77 2 7",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to cultivate and grow something",
          "word": "aanmoedigen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 77 2 7",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to cultivate and grow something",
          "word": "vaalia"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 77 2 7",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to cultivate and grow something",
          "word": "cultiver"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 77 2 7",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "c̣axaliseba",
          "sense": "to cultivate and grow something",
          "word": "წახალისება"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 77 2 7",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "c̣akezeba",
          "sense": "to cultivate and grow something",
          "word": "წაქეზება"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 77 2 7",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to cultivate and grow something",
          "word": "pflegen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 77 2 7",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "megalóno",
          "sense": "to cultivate and grow something",
          "word": "μεγαλώνω"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 77 2 7",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to cultivate and grow something",
          "word": "coltivare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 77 2 7",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to cultivate and grow something",
          "word": "accrescere"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 77 2 7",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to cultivate and grow something",
          "word": "promuovere"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 77 2 7",
          "code": "kmr",
          "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
          "sense": "to cultivate and grow something",
          "word": "xwedî kirin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 77 2 7",
          "code": "kmr",
          "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
          "sense": "to cultivate and grow something",
          "word": "mezin kirin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 77 2 7",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "odgléduva",
          "sense": "to cultivate and grow something",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "одгле́дува"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 77 2 7",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "ódgleda",
          "sense": "to cultivate and grow something",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "о́дгледа"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 77 2 7",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to cultivate and grow something",
          "word": "ahu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 77 2 7",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to cultivate and grow something",
          "word": "ahuahu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 77 2 7",
          "code": "enm",
          "lang": "Middle English",
          "sense": "to cultivate and grow something",
          "word": "fostren"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 77 2 7",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "to cultivate and grow something",
          "word": "cultivar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 77 2 7",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to cultivate and grow something",
          "word": "cultivar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 77 2 7",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "pooščrjátʹ",
          "sense": "to cultivate and grow something",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "поощря́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 77 2 7",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to cultivate and grow something",
          "word": "fomentar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 77 2 7",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to cultivate and grow something",
          "word": "beslemek"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 77 2 7",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to cultivate and grow something",
          "word": "yetiştirmek"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 77 2 7",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to cultivate and grow something",
          "word": "büyütmek"
        }
      ]
    },
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        "To nurse or cherish something."
      ],
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        [
          "nurse",
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          "cherish",
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        "(transitive) To nurse or cherish something."
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 96 1",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "pitaja",
          "sense": "to nurse or cherish something",
          "word": "питая"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 96 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to nurse or cherish something",
          "word": "vaalia"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 96 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to nurse or cherish something",
          "word": "hoivata"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 96 1",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "xelis gulze ṭareba",
          "sense": "to nurse or cherish something",
          "word": "ხელის გულზე ტარება"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 96 1",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "loliaoba",
          "sense": "to nurse or cherish something",
          "word": "ლოლიაობა"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 96 1",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "satutad movla",
          "sense": "to nurse or cherish something",
          "word": "სათუთად მოვლა"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 96 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to nurse or cherish something",
          "word": "nähren"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 96 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to nurse or cherish something",
          "word": "fördern"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 96 1",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "anatréfo",
          "sense": "to nurse or cherish something",
          "word": "ανατρέφω"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 96 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to nurse or cherish something",
          "word": "nutrire"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 96 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to nurse or cherish something",
          "word": "accudire"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 96 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to nurse or cherish something",
          "word": "curare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 96 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to nurse or cherish something",
          "word": "sostenere"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 96 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to nurse or cherish something",
          "word": "incoraggiare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 96 1",
          "code": "kmr",
          "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
          "sense": "to nurse or cherish something",
          "word": "xwedî kirin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 96 1",
          "code": "kmr",
          "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
          "sense": "to nurse or cherish something",
          "word": "mezin kirin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 96 1",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "néguva",
          "sense": "to nurse or cherish something",
          "word": "не́гува"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 96 1",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to nurse or cherish something",
          "word": "kumanu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 96 1",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to nurse or cherish something",
          "word": "rauhī"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 96 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to nurse or cherish something",
          "word": "nutrir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 96 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to nurse or cherish something",
          "word": "cuidar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 96 1",
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          "sense": "to nurse or cherish something",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "леле́ять"
        },
        {
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          "sense": "to nurse or cherish something",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "хо́лить"
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          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "to nurse or cherish something",
          "word": "altraim"
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          "_dis1": "2 1 96 1",
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          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to nurse or cherish something",
          "word": "beslemek"
        }
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        "To be nurtured or trained up together."
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        "(intransitive, obsolete) To be nurtured or trained up together."
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      "ipa": "/ˈfɔstɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈfɑstɚ/",
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        "cot-caught-merger"
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    "English terms derived from Old English",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *peh₂-",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English uncomparable adjectives",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "English verbs",
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    "Old English links with redundant target parameters",
    "Requests for review of Catalan translations",
    "Requests for review of Spanish translations",
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "providing parental care to unrelated children",
      "word": "kasvatus-"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "providing parental care to unrelated children",
      "word": "kasvatti-"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "providing parental care to unrelated children",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "adoptant"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "providing parental care to unrelated children",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "adoptif"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "providing parental care to unrelated children",
      "word": "adoptivo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "našvilebi",
      "sense": "providing parental care to unrelated children",
      "word": "ნაშვილები"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "providing parental care to unrelated children",
      "word": "Pflege-"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "thetós",
      "sense": "providing parental care to unrelated children",
      "word": "θετός"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "omná",
      "sense": "providing parental care to unrelated children",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "אָמְנָה"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "providing parental care to unrelated children",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "affidatario"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "providing parental care to unrelated children",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "adottivo"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "providing parental care to unrelated children",
      "word": "adoptiu"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "providing parental care to unrelated children",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ],
      "word": "adotivo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "providing parental care to unrelated children",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ],
      "word": "adoptivo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prijómnyj",
      "sense": "providing parental care to unrelated children",
      "word": "приёмный"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "providing parental care to unrelated children",
      "word": "adoptivo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "providing parental care to unrelated children",
      "word": "adoptera"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "providing parental care to unrelated children",
      "word": "yetiştiren"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "receiving such care",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "adoptif"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "receiving such care",
      "word": "adoptado"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "receiving such care",
      "word": "adoptivo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "našvilebi",
      "sense": "receiving such care",
      "word": "ნაშვილები"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "receiving such care",
      "word": "Pflege-"
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    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
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      "sense": "receiving such care",
      "word": "θετός"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
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      "word": "nevelt"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "receiving such care",
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      "sense": "receiving such care",
      "word": "adoptivo"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "receiving such care",
      "word": "adoptado"
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "receiving such care",
      "word": "evlatlık"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
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    "Requests for review of Catalan translations",
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      "word": "fosterable"
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      "word": "fosterage"
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      "word": "foster brother"
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      "word": "foster care"
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      "word": "foster-child"
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      "word": "foster child"
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      "word": "fosterer"
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      "word": "foster fail"
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      "word": "foster family"
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      "word": "foster father"
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      "word": "foster home"
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      "word": "fosterhood"
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      "word": "fostering"
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      "word": "fosterling"
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      "word": "fosterment"
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      "word": "foster mother"
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      "word": "foster parent"
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      "word": "foster sibling"
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      "word": "foster sister"
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        "(transitive) To nurture or bring up offspring, or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child."
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        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "otgleždam",
      "sense": "to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child",
      "word": "отглеждам"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "griža se za",
      "sense": "to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child",
      "word": "грижа се за"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child",
      "word": "criar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child",
      "word": "pečovat"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child",
      "word": "opfostre"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child",
      "word": "verzorgen"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child",
      "word": "opvoeden"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child",
      "word": "kasvattaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child",
      "word": "élever"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child",
      "word": "adopter"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child",
      "word": "criar"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child",
      "word": "afillar"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child",
      "word": "adoptar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "aɣzrda",
      "sense": "to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child",
      "word": "აღზრდა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child",
      "word": "(in Pflege) aufziehen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child",
      "word": "(in Pflege) großziehen"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "anatréfo",
      "sense": "to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child",
      "word": "ανατρέφω"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child",
      "word": "istápol"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child",
      "word": "felnevel"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child",
      "word": "altramaigh"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child",
      "word": "máithrigh"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child",
      "word": "oil"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child",
      "word": "allevare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child",
      "word": "adottare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child",
      "word": "nutrire"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child",
      "word": "rafforzare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child",
      "word": "favorire"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child",
      "word": "xwedî kirin"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child",
      "word": "mezin kirin"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "vóspita",
      "sense": "to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "во́спита"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "vospítuva",
      "sense": "to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "воспи́тува"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child",
      "word": "taurima"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child",
      "word": "whāngai"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child",
      "word": "fostren"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child",
      "word": "abalir"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child",
      "word": "noirir"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child",
      "word": "criar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vospítyvatʹ",
      "sense": "to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "воспи́тывать"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child",
      "word": "altraim"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child",
      "word": "criar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child",
      "word": "uppfostra"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child",
      "word": "yetiştirmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child",
      "word": "maethu"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "otgleždam",
      "sense": "to cultivate and grow something",
      "word": "отглеждам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to cultivate and grow something",
      "word": "cultivar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to cultivate and grow something",
      "word": "營造"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yíng zào",
      "sense": "to cultivate and grow something",
      "word": "营造"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to cultivate and grow something",
      "word": "kweken"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to cultivate and grow something",
      "word": "aanmoedigen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to cultivate and grow something",
      "word": "vaalia"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to cultivate and grow something",
      "word": "cultiver"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "c̣axaliseba",
      "sense": "to cultivate and grow something",
      "word": "წახალისება"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "c̣akezeba",
      "sense": "to cultivate and grow something",
      "word": "წაქეზება"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to cultivate and grow something",
      "word": "pflegen"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "megalóno",
      "sense": "to cultivate and grow something",
      "word": "μεγαλώνω"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to cultivate and grow something",
      "word": "coltivare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to cultivate and grow something",
      "word": "accrescere"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to cultivate and grow something",
      "word": "promuovere"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "to cultivate and grow something",
      "word": "xwedî kirin"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "to cultivate and grow something",
      "word": "mezin kirin"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "odgléduva",
      "sense": "to cultivate and grow something",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "одгле́дува"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "ódgleda",
      "sense": "to cultivate and grow something",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "о́дгледа"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to cultivate and grow something",
      "word": "ahu"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to cultivate and grow something",
      "word": "ahuahu"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "to cultivate and grow something",
      "word": "fostren"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "to cultivate and grow something",
      "word": "cultivar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to cultivate and grow something",
      "word": "cultivar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pooščrjátʹ",
      "sense": "to cultivate and grow something",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "поощря́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to cultivate and grow something",
      "word": "fomentar"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to cultivate and grow something",
      "word": "beslemek"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to cultivate and grow something",
      "word": "yetiştirmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to cultivate and grow something",
      "word": "büyütmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "pitaja",
      "sense": "to nurse or cherish something",
      "word": "питая"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to nurse or cherish something",
      "word": "vaalia"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to nurse or cherish something",
      "word": "hoivata"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "xelis gulze ṭareba",
      "sense": "to nurse or cherish something",
      "word": "ხელის გულზე ტარება"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "loliaoba",
      "sense": "to nurse or cherish something",
      "word": "ლოლიაობა"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "satutad movla",
      "sense": "to nurse or cherish something",
      "word": "სათუთად მოვლა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to nurse or cherish something",
      "word": "nähren"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to nurse or cherish something",
      "word": "fördern"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "anatréfo",
      "sense": "to nurse or cherish something",
      "word": "ανατρέφω"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to nurse or cherish something",
      "word": "nutrire"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to nurse or cherish something",
      "word": "accudire"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to nurse or cherish something",
      "word": "curare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to nurse or cherish something",
      "word": "sostenere"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to nurse or cherish something",
      "word": "incoraggiare"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "to nurse or cherish something",
      "word": "xwedî kirin"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "to nurse or cherish something",
      "word": "mezin kirin"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "néguva",
      "sense": "to nurse or cherish something",
      "word": "не́гува"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to nurse or cherish something",
      "word": "kumanu"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to nurse or cherish something",
      "word": "rauhī"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to nurse or cherish something",
      "word": "nutrir"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to nurse or cherish something",
      "word": "cuidar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "leléjatʹ",
      "sense": "to nurse or cherish something",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "леле́ять"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "xólitʹ",
      "sense": "to nurse or cherish something",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "хо́лить"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "to nurse or cherish something",
      "word": "altraim"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to nurse or cherish something",
      "word": "beslemek"
    }
  ],
  "word": "foster"
}

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  "categories": [
    "English 2-syllable words",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "Rhymes:English/ɒstə(ɹ)",
    "Rhymes:English/ɒstə(ɹ)/2 syllables"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "fosters",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "foster (plural fosters)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A forester."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "forester",
          "forester"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) A forester."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɒstə/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɔstɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɑstɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "Canada",
        "cot-caught-merger"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɒstə(ɹ)"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-foster.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b1/En-us-foster.ogg/En-us-foster.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b1/En-us-foster.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-au-foster.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/fc/En-au-foster.ogg/En-au-foster.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fc/En-au-foster.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "foster"
}

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