fostering

English Thesaurus

1. helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community (noun.act)

hypernym	:	acculturation, enculturation, socialisation, socialization,
definition	:	the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture (noun.act)

2. encouragement; aiding the development of something (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	encouragement,
definition	:	the expression of approval and support (noun.communication)

3. helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community (noun.act)

derivation	:	foster, nurture,
definition	:	help develop, help grow (verb.communication)

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

derivation	:	foster, further,
definition	:	promote the growth of (verb.social)

derivation	:	nurtural,
definition	:	resulting from nurture (adj.all)

4. encouragement; aiding the development of something (noun.communication)

derivation	:	foster, nurture,
definition	:	help develop, help grow (verb.communication)

derivation	:	foster, further,
definition	:	promote the growth of (verb.social)

5. helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community (noun.act)

derivation	:	foster, nurture,
definition	:	help develop, help grow (verb.communication)

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

derivation	:	foster, further,
definition	:	promote the growth of (verb.social)

derivation	:	nurtural,
definition	:	resulting from nurture (adj.all)

6. encouragement; aiding the development of something (noun.communication)

derivation	:	foster, nurture,
definition	:	help develop, help grow (verb.communication)

derivation	:	foster, further,
definition	:	promote the growth of (verb.social)