English noun: fosterage | |||
1. | fosterage (communication) encouragement; aiding the development of something | ||
Synonyms | fostering | ||
Broader (hypernym) | encouragement | ||
2. | fosterage (act) helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community | ||
Samples | They debated whether nature or nurture was more important. | ||
Synonyms | breeding, bringing up, fostering, nurture, raising, rearing, upbringing | ||
Broader (hypernym) | acculturation, enculturation, socialisation, socialization | ||