"fostering" meaning in English

See fostering in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-fostering.wav [US] Forms: fosterings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} fostering (countable and uncountable, plural fosterings)
  1. The process of raising someone to be an accepted member of the community. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (raising someone to be an accepted member of the community): opvoeden (Dutch), éduquer quelqu'un (French), aumento [masculine] (Italian), arricchimento [masculine] (Italian), crescita [feminine] (Italian), rafforzamento [masculine] (Italian), acolhimento [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-fostering-en-noun-jeKSo33Z Disambiguation of 'raising someone to be an accepted member of the community': 90 3 8
  2. Encouragement; aiding the development of something. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (encouragement; aiding the development of something): aanmoedigen (Dutch), encourager quelqu'un (French), incoraggiamento [masculine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-fostering-en-noun-W5P0FgB- Disambiguation of 'encouragement; aiding the development of something': 0 98 2
  3. Foster care. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-fostering-en-noun-MklVgHx~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 2 84 9 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 3 88 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 3 86 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 2 86 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 7 5 78 9 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 7 5 79 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 6 5 79 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 6 6 75 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 6 4 82 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: breeding, bringing up, fosterage, nurture, raising, rearing, upbringing Derived forms: cross-fostering

Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-fostering.wav [US]
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} fostering
  1. present participle and gerund of foster Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: foster Derived forms: fosteringly
    Sense id: en-fostering-en-verb-w7tQPhvT

Inflected forms

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