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# foster

verb (foster, fosters, fostered, fostering); adjective (foster)

«foster» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To look after a child for a time in your own home when the child's own family cannot care for them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/foster/#m1)
2. To look after an animal for a time until it finds a new home. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/foster/#m2)
3. To help something grow or develop: «foster a love of reading». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/foster/#m3)
4. (adjective) Connected with fostering: «foster parent», «foster child», «foster family». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/foster/#m4)

### In the lessons

In lessons about families, a foster family is a real family; children live with foster carers for a short or long time. Animal shelters ask people to foster puppies and kittens. In school, teachers foster good habits. Phrases: «foster care», «foster parents», «in foster care».

### Examples

- My friend lives with her foster parents. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/foster/#x1)
- We fostered three kittens until they found homes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/foster/#x2)
- Some children stay in foster care for a few months. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/foster/#x3)
- A good teacher fosters curiosity. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/foster/#x4)
- Our foster dog is learning to walk on a lead. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/foster/#x5)
- Foster carers give children a safe, loving home. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/foster/#x6)
- Jurgen and his foster parents went past this castle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/foster/#x7)

### Note

Past form: fostered. Fostering is different from adopting: adoption is permanent and the child legally joins the new family; fostering may be for a time. Be kind; every kind of family is a family.

## In Jewish tradition

In lessons about families, a foster family is a real family; children live with foster carers for a short or long time. Animal shelters ask people to foster puppies and kittens. In school, teachers foster good habits. Phrases: «foster care», «foster parents», «in foster care».

### Note

Past form: fostered. Fostering is different from adopting: adoption is permanent and the child legally joins the new family; fostering may be for a time. Be kind; every kind of family is a family.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «foster» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/foster/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«foster» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/foster.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «foster» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/foster/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«foster» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/foster.html) on Mova free.