foster
verb (used with object)
to promote the growth or development of; further; encourage.
fosterer
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a word derived from
foster.
Example Sentences
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Life for a fosterer is busy, with the five pups needing feeding every four to six hours.
From BBC ● Jan. 1, 2026
“He was a connector of people, a fosterer of possibility, the guy who knows where the best restaurant was no matter where you were.”
From Salon ● Jan. 7, 2025
The cats were then caught, given medical attention and handed to a fosterer.
From BBC ● May 18, 2021
The cats now have bird-inspired names and have gone to a fosterer.
From BBC ● May 18, 2021
Let us rather picture to ourselves as the type of fire the benign and beatific solar heat, the quickener and fosterer of all terrestrial life.
From Guide to Stoicism by Stock, St. George William Joseph
