fosterage
the act of fostering or rearing another's child as one's own.
the condition of being a foster child.
an act of promoting or encouraging: The board will undertake the fosterage of our new project.
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How to use fosterage in a sentence
fosterage, we are told, was of two sorts, for affection and compensation.
Connected apparently with the tribal sentiment were the strange customs of fosterage and gossipred.
Irish History and the Irish Question | Goldwin Smithfosterage consisted in putting out the child to be reared by a tribesman who became its foster-father.
Irish History and the Irish Question | Goldwin SmithA child in fosterage was reared and educated suitably for the position it was destined to fill in life.
Marriage and fosterage between the English and Irish are forbidden, and declared to be high treason.
The Story Of Ireland | Emily Lawless
British Dictionary definitions for fosterage
/ (ˈfɒstərɪdʒ) /
the act of caring for or bringing up a foster child
the condition or state of being a foster child
the act of encouraging or promoting
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