fosterage

[faw-ster-ij, fos-ter-]

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noun

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.

Origin of fosterage

First recorded in 1605–15; foster + -age

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Related Words for fosterage

fosterage, raising

Examples from the Web for fosterage

Historical Examples of fosterage

He was in fosterage with Bishop Patrec, the saint in the Southreys.
Capitals of the Northlands
Ian C. Hannah
Fosterage, we are told, was of two sorts, for affection and compensation.
Catholic World, Vol. XIII, April to September, 1871
Various
Fosterage might be undertaken out of affection or for payment.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 7
Various
There was fosterage for affection, for payment and for a literary education.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4
Various
The ties created by fosterage were nearly as close and as binding on children as those of blood.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 7
Various

British Dictionary definitions for fosterage

fosterage

noun

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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