What is another word for foster?
Synonyms for foster
ˈfɔ stər, ˈfɒs tərfos·ter
This thesaurus page includes all potential synonyms, words with the same meaning and similar terms for the word foster.
English Synonyms and Antonyms
foster
To cherish is both to hold dear and to treat as dear. Mere unexpressed esteem would not be cherishing. In the marriage vow, "to love, honor, and cherish," the word cherish implies all that each can do by love and tenderness for the welfare and happiness of the other, as by support, protection, care in sickness, comfort in sorrow, sympathy, and help of every kind. To nurse is to tend the helpless or feeble, as infants, or the sick or wounded. To nourish is strictly to sustain and build up by food; to nurture includes careful mental and spiritual training, with something of love and tenderness; to foster is simply to maintain and care for, to bring up; a foster-child will be nourished, but may not be as tenderly nurtured or as lovingly cherished as if one's own. In the figurative sense, the opinion one cherishes he holds, not with mere cold conviction, but with loving devotion.
See synonyms for ABANDON; CHASTEN.
Synonyms:
cheer, cherish, cling to, comfort, encourage, entertain, harbor, hold dear, nourish, nurse, nurture, protect, shelter, treasure, value
Princeton's WordNet
Foster, Stephen Foster, Stephen Collins Fosteradjective
United States songwriter whose songs embody the sentiment of the South before the American Civil War (1826-1864)
Antonyms:
biologicalfoster, surrogateverb
providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties
"foster parent"; "foster child"; "foster home"; "surrogate father"
Synonyms:
surrogateAntonyms:
biologicalfoster, furtherverb
promote the growth of
"Foster our children's well-being and education"
Synonyms:
encourage, promote, boost, advance, nurture, furtherAntonyms:
biologicalfosterverb
bring up under fosterage; of children
Antonyms:
biologicalfoster, nurtureverb
help develop, help grow
"nurture his talents"
Synonyms:
bring up, nurture, rear, sustain, raise, nourish, parent, furtherAntonyms:
biological
Dictionary of English Synonymes
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "foster":
promote, encourage, adoptive, promoting, stimulate, fostering, encouraging, facilitate, host, promotion, enhance, reception, nurture, boost, hospitality, saves, cultivate, favour, build, encouraged, strengthen, stimulating, advance, homes
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
---|---|---|
#410 | value | |
#724 | further | |
#1048 | build | |
#1208 | homes | |
#1656 | host | |
#1771 | parent | |
#1837 | advance | |
#2157 | protect | |
#2406 | promote | |
#2835 | comfort | |
#2926 | promotion | |
#3398 | rear | |
#3400 | enhance | |
#3433 | encourage | |
#3551 | raise | |
#4200 | nurse | |
#4460 | foster | |
#4776 | harbor | |
#4894 | boost | |
#4989 | reception | |
#5083 | promoting | |
#5197 | encouraged | |
#5622 | facilitate | |
#6007 | hospitality | |
#6682 | shelter | |
#6968 | treasure | |
#7738 | strengthen | |
#7874 | encouraging | |
#8098 | saves | |
#9808 | favour | |
#11256 | sustain | |
#12252 | cheer | |
#12747 | stimulate | |
#14008 | entertain | |
#14035 | stimulating | |
#17572 | fostering | |
#22446 | nurture | |
#23410 | adoptive | |
#24442 | cultivate | |
#25495 | cherish | |
#25626 | surrogate | |
#38704 | nourish |
How to use foster in a sentence?
This is an extraordinary rejection of the hard work for the church and the loyalty to the hierarchy which has characterized the movement for the Traditional Mass for many years, which I fear will foster a sense of alienation among those attached to the church’s ancient liturgy.
There is something different in the energy this time around, i think Meghann Foster have such an exciting field. 2018 was just the warm-up for the main event.
One would think the state would have wised up by now, but here we are again, to make sure that the state cannot discriminate against foster parents who merely wish to exercise the rights we’ve restored in Illinois.
The FDA often works closely with industry to help foster drug development, understand emerging data, and advise on best approaches to development plans, especially in areas where there is a significant need for treatments for devastating diseases. Throughout this review process, The FDA worked with the sponsor to understand emerging data.
It might be they're going to help make cookies, help get gifts ready from Santa for younger siblings, do some volunteer work, whatever it is, think about, if we're giving up one (tradition), how do we get others going that foster the same feeling?
Translations for foster
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- عززArabic
- питая, отглеждам, грижа се заBulgarian
- criar, cultivarCatalan, Valencian
- podporovatCzech
- opfostreDanish
- nähren, Pflege-, pflegenGerman
- ανατρέφω, θετός, μεγαλώνωGreek
- nutriEsperanto
- fomentar, adoptivo, adoptado, criarSpanish
- فاسترPersian
- vaalia, kasvatus-, kasvattaa, hoivata, kasvatti-Finnish
- adoptant, élever, placement familial, cultiver, adoptif, adopterFrench
- altramaIrish
- altraimScottish Gaelic
- אימוץHebrew
- पालकHindi
- neveltHungarian
- խ� ամակալArmenian
- mengasuhIndonesian
- affidatario, adottivoItalian
- לְטַפֵּחַHebrew
- 養育者Japanese
- ಸಾಕುವKannada
- 기르다Korean
- xwedî kirin, mezin kirinKurdish
- FosterLatin
- kumanu, whāngai, taurimaMāori
- voedenDutch
- fosterNorwegian
- pielęgnowaćPolish
- criar, nutrir, cuidar, cultivarPortuguese
- plasamentRomanian
- лелеять, холить, приёмный, поощрять, воспитыватьRussian
- uppfostra, adopteraSwedish
- வளர்ப்புTamil
- పెంపొందించుTelugu
- อุปถัมภ์Thai
- bakmakTurkish
- вихованецьUkrainian
- ر� اعیUrdu
- nuôi dưỡngVietnamese
- פאָסטערYiddish
- 培育Chinese
Get even more translations for foster »
Translation
Find a translation for the foster synonym in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Citation
Use the citation below to add these synonyms to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"foster." Synonyms.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 10 May 2024. <https://www.synonyms.com/synonym/foster>.
Discuss these foster synonyms with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In