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How to pronounce foster
Say it like this: /ˈfɒstə/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does foster mean?
adjProviding parental care to children not related to oneself.
Receiving such care.
Related by such care.
“We are a foster family.”
nounA foster parent.
“Some fosters end up adopting.”
The care given to another; guardianship.
verbTo nurture or bring up offspring, or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child.
To promote the development of something; to cultivate and grow a thing.
“Our company fosters an appreciation for the arts.”
To nurse or cherish something.
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