foster

English Thesaurus

1. United States songwriter whose songs embody the sentiment of the South before the American Civil War (1826-1864) (noun.person)

instance hypernym	:	ballad maker, songster, songwriter,
definition	:	a composer of words or music for popular songs (noun.person)

2. help develop, help grow (verb.communication)

hypernym	:	encourage,
definition	:	inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to (verb.emotion)

hyponym	:	keep going, patronage, patronise, patronize, support,
definition	:	be a regular customer or client of (verb.communication)

hyponym	:	serve, serve well,
definition	:	promote, benefit, or be useful or beneficial to (verb.stative)

3. bring up under fosterage; of children (verb.social)

hypernym	:	bring up, nurture, parent, raise, rear,
definition	:	bring up (verb.social)

4. promote the growth of (verb.social)

hypernym	:	advance, boost, encourage, further, promote,
definition	:	contribute to the progress or growth of (verb.social)

5. providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties (adj.all)

similar	:	adoptive,
definition	:	of parents and children; related by adoption (adj.all)

6. help develop, help grow (verb.communication)

derivation	:	breeding, bringing up, fosterage, fostering, nurture, raising, rearing, upbringing,
definition	:	helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community (noun.act)

derivation	:	nurture, raising, rearing,
definition	:	the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	fosterage, fostering,
definition	:	encouragement; aiding the development of something (noun.communication)

7. promote the growth of (verb.social)

derivation	:	breeding, bringing up, fosterage, fostering, nurture, raising, rearing, upbringing,
definition	:	helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community (noun.act)

derivation	:	advancement, furtherance, promotion,
definition	:	encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something (noun.communication)

derivation	:	fosterage, fostering,
definition	:	encouragement; aiding the development of something (noun.communication)

8. help develop, help grow (verb.communication)

derivation	:	breeding, bringing up, fosterage, fostering, nurture, raising, rearing, upbringing,
definition	:	helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community (noun.act)

derivation	:	nurture, raising, rearing,
definition	:	the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	fosterage, fostering,
definition	:	encouragement; aiding the development of something (noun.communication)

9. promote the growth of (verb.social)

derivation	:	breeding, bringing up, fosterage, fostering, nurture, raising, rearing, upbringing,
definition	:	helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community (noun.act)

derivation	:	advancement, furtherance, promotion,
definition	:	encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something (noun.communication)

derivation	:	fosterage, fostering,
definition	:	encouragement; aiding the development of something (noun.communication)