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Definition of Fostering

1. Noun. Encouragement; aiding the development of something.

2. Noun. Helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community. "They debated whether nature or nurture was more important"

Definition of Fostering

1. Verb. (present participle of foster) ¹

2. Noun. raising someone to be an accepted member of the community. ¹

3. Noun. encouragement; aiding the development of something ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Fostering

1. foster [v] - See also: foster

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fostering

foster children foster families foster family foster father foster home foster home care foster mother foster parent foster parents fosterage

fosterages fostercare fostered fosterer fosterers fostering (current term) fosterings fosterling fosterlings fosterment

fosters fostress fostresses fostriecin fotch fotemustine fother fothered fothergilla fothering

Literary usage of Fostering

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Oecd Economic Surveys by OECD Economic Surveys (1975)
"fostering innovation: Chile's strengths and weaknesses Chile has several strong framework conditions that favour the diffusion of innovation. ..."

2. Individual Training in Our Colleges by Birdseye, Clarence F., 1854-1927 (1907)
"Happy the home under the fostering care of the mother who calmly awaits the children's diseases and other care. evils, mental, moral and physical, ..."

3. The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs by William Morris (1904)
"THE fostering OF ASLAUG.24 ARGUMENT. Aslaug, the daughter of Sigurd who slew the dragon, and of Brynhild whom he loved, lost all her friends and kin, ..."

4. The Life and Death of Jason: A Poem by William Morris (1871)
"... THE fostering OF ASLAUG. ARGUMENT. ASLAUG, the daughter of Sigurd who slew the Dragon, and of Brynhild whom he loved, lost all her friends and kin, ..."

5. Environmental Performance Reviews by Centre for Co-operation with Non-members (1999)
"fostering a favourable investment climate Given the age of its capital stock and the obsolescence of much of the technology in use, Russian industry is in ..."

6. Germany by OECD Staff, OECD (2004)
"fostering product market competition As outlined in the 2003 Economic Survey, pro-competitive regulation of product markets can contribute to improving ..."

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