| Front | foster |
|---|---|
| Pron | ['fɔːstər] |
| Back | 【foster】 v.助长 The mother tried to foster her son's interest in music by taking him to concerts frequently. 那母新借常带儿子去听音乐会的方式，尝试着培养她儿子对音乐的兴趣。 |
| 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. All forms of 'foster' will appear on average once every 650 pages. foster fosterage fostering |
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