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FOSTERING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
Example:
they debated whether nature or nurture was more important
Synonyms:
breeding; bringing up; fosterage; fostering; nurture; raising; rearing; upbringing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("fostering" is a kind of...):
acculturation; enculturation; socialisation; socialization (the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture)
Derivation:
foster (help develop, help grow)
foster (promote the growth of)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Encouragement; aiding the development of something
Synonyms:
fosterage; fostering
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("fostering" is a kind of...):
encouragement (the expression of approval and support)
Derivation:
foster (help develop, help grow)
foster (promote the growth of)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb foster
