foster

(s) providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties
- foster parent
- foster child
- foster home
- surrogate father
surrogate,

Nouns

(n) United States songwriter whose songs embody the sentiment of the South before the American Civil War (1826-1864) Stephen Collins Foster, Stephen Foster,

Verbs

(v) promote the growth of
- Foster our children's well-being and education
further,
(v) bring up under fosterage; of children
(v) help develop, help grow
- nurture his talents
nurture,

Synonyms

surrogate Stephen Collins Foster Stephen Foster further nurture

Words of close approximity

fosterage foster brother foster-brother foster care foster child foster-child foster daughter foster-daughter foster family foster father foster-father foster home fostering fosterling foster mother foster-mother foster-nurse foster parent foster-parent foster sister foster-sister foster son foster-son