"foster" meaning in English

See foster in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈfɒstə/ [UK], /ˈfɔstɚ/ [US] Audio: en-us-foster.ogg [US], en-au-foster.ogg [Australia] Forms: foster [canonical], fosters [third-person, singular], fostered [past], fostered [past, participle], fostering [present, participle]
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  1. When you foster something, you do cultivate and grow it.
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