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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.


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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of fosterage

First recorded in 1605–15; foster + -age

Example Sentences

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The terms of fosterage seem to vary in different islands.

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 323, July 19, 1828 by Various

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

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

Irish Memories shows incidentally how great a part this fosterage played in the Ross of yesterday—that family with its multitude of children was bound to the countryside by all the "Nursies."

From Irish Books and Irish People by Gwynn, Stephen Lucius

It is said that Mananan mac Lir had a daughter who was given in fosterage to the Danaan prince Angus, whose fairy palace was at Brugh na Boyna.

From Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race by Rolleston, T. W. (Thomas William)

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