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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   foster

   • IPA[ˈfôstər]

   美式

   • v.
     encourage or promote the development of (something, typically something regarded as good)；develop (a feeling or idea) in oneself
   • adj.
     denoting someone that has a specified family connection through fostering rather than birth；involving or concerned with fostering a child

   • verb: foster, 3rd person present: fosters, gerund or present participle: fostering, past tense: fostered, past participle: fostered

2. • 釋義
   • 相關詞

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. encourage or promote the development of (something, typically something regarded as good) the teacher's task is to foster learning 同義詞 encourage, promote, further, stimulate, advance, ... 更多forward, cultivate, nurture, strengthen, enrich, help, aid, abet, assist, contribute to, support, endorse, champion, speak for, proselytize, sponsor, espouse, uphold, back, boost, give backing to, facilitate反義詞 neglect, suppress, destroy
   • ▪ develop (a feeling or idea) in oneself appropriate praise helps a child foster a sense of self-worth
   • 2. bring up (a child that is not one's own by birth) a person who would foster Holly was found 同義詞 bring up, rear, raise, care for, take care of, ... 更多look after, nurture, provide for, mother, parent

   adj.

   形容詞

   • 1. denoting someone that has a specified family connection through fostering rather than birth foster parent foster child
   • ▪ involving or concerned with fostering a child foster care foster home

   foster-

   • comb.
     denoting someone that has a specified family connection through fostering: foster-parent foster-child

   Oxford Dictionary

   Foster, Stephen

   • ph.
     (1826–64), American composer; full name Stephen Collins Foster. He wrote more than 200 songs ...

   Oxford Dictionary

   Foster, Stephen

   • ph.
     (1826–64), US composer; full name Stephen Collins Foster. He wrote more than 200 songs and, ...

   Oxford American Dictionary

   foster family

   • n.
     a family that provides custody or guardianship for children whose parents are dead or unable to ... the children ended up living with foster families for more than two months

   Oxford Dictionary

   foster care

   • n.
     temporary custody or guardianship for children whose parents are dead or unable to look after them: they were voluntarily placed in foster care he was taken into foster care

   Oxford Dictionary

   Foster, Jodie

   • ph.
     (born 1962), US actress; born Alicia Christian Foster. Notable movies: Taxi Driver (1976), The ...

   Oxford American Dictionary

   foster father

   • n.
     a man in relation to the child or children whom he is fostering: his foster father was a particularly strong influence on him

   Oxford Dictionary

   foster child

   • n.
     a child who has been placed in foster care: she has cared for 13 foster children aged between three days and five years

   Oxford Dictionary

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3. • 更多解釋

   foster

   • IPA[ˈfɒstə]

   英式

   • v.
     encourage the development of (something, especially something desirable): the teacher's task is to foster learning

   Oxford Dictionary