English noun: fostering | |||
| 1. | fostering (communication) encouragement; aiding the development of something | ||
| Synonyms | fosterage | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | encouragement | ||
| 2. | fostering (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, fosterage, nurture, raising, rearing, upbringing | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | acculturation, enculturation, socialisation, socialization | ||