foster

foster has 11 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 6.

Definitions

• v. t.. To feed; to nourish; to support; to bring up.
• v. t.. To cherish; to promote the growth of; to encourage; to sustain and promote; as, to foster genius.
• v. i.. To be nourished or trained up together.
• v. t.. Relating to nourishment; affording, receiving, or sharing nourishment or nurture; -- applied to father, mother, child, brother, etc., to indicate that the person so called stands in the relation of parent, child, brother, etc., as regards sustenance and nurture, but not by tie of blood.
• n.. A forester.
• n.. One who, or that which, fosters.
• n.. United States songwriter whose songs embody the sentiment of the South before the American Civil War (1826-1864)
• v.. help develop, help grow; "nurture his talents"
• v.. bring up under fosterage; of children
• v.. promote the growth of; "Foster our children's well-being and education"
• a.. providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties; "foster parent"; "foster child"; "foster home"; "surrogate father"