Definition: 1. Promote the growth of. 2. Bring up under fosterage; of children. 3. Help develop, help grow. 4. Providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties.
Use 'foster' in a sentence:
1. Little Jack was placed with foster parents.
2. If I'm right, we should foster a creative spirit because a dose of illogical creativity will complement the rationality of the machine.
3. They suspected that Neville had traded secret information with Mr Foster.
4. My foster father treated me as his own son.
5. The president called foreign aid a handout that fosters dependence on wealthy nations.
6. The President is keen to notch a political triumph that would foster freer world trade and faster economic growth.
7. We fostered the young girl while her mother was in hospital.
8. He has spent most of his life being shunted between his mother, father and various foster families.
9. He manoeuvres to foster recovery.
10. When Winston is four years old, the foster family must return it to the training center.
11. Poverty forced her to surrender him to foster families, but only on the understanding that she could eventually regain custody.
12. She has since gone on to find happiness by fostering more than 100 children.
13. The foster mother was a wonderful, warm person.
14. Schools should foster children's interest in sports to instill into them the values of teamwork and sportsmanship.
15. We are looking for foster carers who can care for a child for a few days.
16. Mr Foster romped home with 141 votes.
17. Its cash crisis has been fostered by declining property values.
18. Optimism may foster good habits that bolster health.
19. This appeal to the middle class convinced the elite that photographs would foster a desire for realism instead of idealism.
20. Secondly, it doesn't take 21st century technology to foster 21st century skills.
21. The children were placed with foster parents.
22. The winners are as follows: E. Walker; R. Foster; R. Gates; A. Mackintosh.
23. The couple adopted the black child they had been fostering.
24. It is believed that helping parents do chores can foster children's sense of responsibility.
25. Mason was uninhibited in his questions about Foster's family.
26. The lack of understanding fosters feelings of hatred between the two nations.
27. The centre aims to help disadvantaged areas of Europe, mainly by fostering new businesses.
28. We will foster a culture of innovation and create an enabling environment for innovation.
29. Cell phones foster social connections with peers across time and space.
30. He may have had some suspicions of Michael Foster, the editor of the journal.
31. Foster, who is twice the world champion.
32. The bright and telegenic Miss Foster is being paid around £ 90,000 a year for her exclusive deal.
33. He said that developed countries had a responsibility to foster global economic growth to help new democracies.
34. We couldn't adopt a child, so we decided to foster.
35. The club's aim is to foster better relations within the community.
36. Fostering is a full-time job and you should carefully consider how it will fit into your career.
37. After due consideration it was decided to send him away to live with foster parents.
38. They have fostered over 60 children during the past ten years.
39. One hundred have already been placed with foster families.
40. The children were waiting for placement in a foster care home.
