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Foster Providing Nurture Care Child Fɔːstər N.养育;看护 Fostered

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n.养育;看护
We fostered the young girl while her mother was in hospital.
当这个小女孩的母亲在医院时,我们照顾她。
Vocab
fosterproviding or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties

To foster is to nurture something for a little while. She fosters creativity by providing crayons to every student. You can also foster a child, which means she lives in your home for a time.

You may have seen photos of a cat taking care of a baby rabbit, or a pig nursing a litter of puppies: those are little foster families. Foster can be a verb (to foster someone or something) or an adjective used to describe a foster family, child, or parent. The word is from the Old English fostrian meaning "to supply with food, nourish, support," which sounds like what those mama hogs were doing. Unlike adopt, foster has a time limit.

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