LEARNit Dictionary
foster
verb
/ˈfɒstə(r)/
UK
/ˈfɑːstər/
US
C1+
1
C1+
to encourage something to develop
تشویق کردن, ترویج کردن, ترغیب کردن
synonym
encourage
,
promote
2
C1+
to take another person’s child into your home for a period of time, without becoming his or her legal parents
سرپرستی کردن, حضانت موقت کردن
They have fostered over 60 children during the past ten years.
We couldn't adopt a child, so we decided to foster.
compare
adopt
adjective
/ˈfɒstə(r)/
UK
/ˈfɑːstər/
US
1
used with some nouns in connection with the
fostering
of a child
سرپرست, قیم