fosterage

American  

[faw-ster-ij, fos-ter-] / ˈfɔ stər ɪdʒ, ˈfɒs tər- /

noun

1. the act of fostering or rearing another's child as one's own.

2. the condition of being a foster child.

3. an act of promoting or encouraging.

   The board will undertake the fosterage of our new project.

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fosterage British  

/ ˈfɒstərɪdʒ /

noun

1. the act of caring for or bringing up a foster child

2. the condition or state of being a foster child

3. the act of encouraging or promoting

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Etymology

Origin of fosterage

First recorded in 1605–15; foster + -age

Example Sentences

If thou wouldst nurse him till he comes to the measure of youth, then whatsoever woman saw thee should envy thee; such gifts of fosterage would my mother give thee.”

From The Homeric Hymns A New Prose Translation; and Essays, Literary and Mythological by Lang, Andrew

O my son, for the sake of my fosterage of thee and my service to thee, spare this young lady, for indeed she has done nothing deserving of death.

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume I by Payne, John

I was always a dependent thing, wanting fosterage and support.

From The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume II (of 2) by Marshall, Florence A. Thomas

Sir Nigel Campbell, as all Highland chiefs did, sent his son to a farmer’s family for fosterage.

From Hero-Myths & Legends of the British Race by Ebbutt, M. I. (Maud Isabel)

Indeed, I repent me of what was done by me to her, for that, in any case, she is my nurse and hath over me the right of fosterage.

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 07 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir