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providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties
foster parent; foster child; foster home; surrogate father
(noun) Stephen Collins Foster, Stephen Foster
United States songwriter whose songs embody the sentiment of the South before the American Civil War (1826-1864)
help develop, help grow
nurture his talents
(verb) foster
bring up under fosterage; of children
promote the growth of
Foster our children's well-being and education