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Noun foster has 1 sense
- Foster, Stephen Foster, Stephen Collins Foster - United States songwriter whose songs embody the sentiment of the South before the American Civil War (1826-1864)
--1 is a kind of songwriter, songster, ballad maker
Verb foster has 3 senses
- foster, further - promote the growth of; "Foster our children's well-being and education"
--1 is one way to promote, advance, boost, further, encourage
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- foster - bring up under fosterage; of children
--2 is one way to rear, raise, bring up, nurture, parent
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- foster, nurture - help develop, help grow; "nurture his talents"
--3 is one way to encourage
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