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FOSTERAGE Synonyms

There are 9 synonyms of the word fosterage. (exact relations)
There are 5 hypernyms of the word fosterage. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for FOSTERAGE

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fostering
verb, nounv, n
noun

• encouragement; aiding the development of something

• helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community

raising
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the event of something being raised upward

• the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child

• helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community

adjective satellite

• increasing in quantity or value

rearing
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child

• helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community

adjective satellite

• rearing on left hind leg with forelegs elevated and head usually in profile

upbringing
nounn
noun

• properties acquired during a person's formative years

• helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community

care
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

• judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger

• an anxious feeling

• a cause for feeling concern

• attention and management implying responsibility for safety

• activity involved in maintaining something in good working order

verb

• feel concern or interest

• provide care for

• to hope, to desire or to prefer to have something, or to do something

• be in charge of, act on, or dispose of

• be concerned with

nurturing
adjectiveadj
noun

• the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child

• helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community

verb

• help develop, help grow

• look after a child until it is an adult

• provide with nourishment

breeding
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression

• the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)

• helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community

• the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization

• the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring

adjective satellite

• producing offspring or set aside especially for producing offspring

nurture
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child

• helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community

verb

• help develop, help grow

• look after a child until it is an adult

• provide with nourishment

bringing up
verbv
noun

• helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community

Best Hypernyms For FOSTERAGE

Here is a list of related hypernyms for fosterage, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (5)
acculturation encouragement enculturation socialisation socialization

Alternatives for FOSTERING

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