This song was written by Foster.
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Foster
//ˈfɒs.tə//
Synonyms for "foster" (219 found)
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Closest matches (44)
Strong matches (66)
coddlecognatecollateralcompelconditioncongenericconsanguineconsanguineanconsanguineousconservecontribute tocossetcountenancecradlecultivatedevelopdisciplinedistantly relateddrilldry nurse
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dry-nurseedifyeducateelevateembosomembraceemendenateencourageenergizeenhanceenlightenenrichentertainexercisefattenfatten upfavorfeedfetch upfitfomentfondleforceforce-feedformforwardfurthergalvanizegermangermanegive encouragementgo straightgroomgrowharborhastenhavehave and holdhelpholdhold on tohousehouse-train
Related words (109)
housebreakhugimpelimproveimprove uponinvitekeepkeep an eye onkeep in countenancekeep watch overkindredlactatelardlavish care onlick into shapeliftlodgelook afterlook out forlook to
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maintainmake an improvementmatrilateralmatrilinealmatroclinousmatronizemelioratemendmindminister tomothermotivatemovemove to actionnervenourishnovercalnursenurturenutrifyobligeof the bloodpamperpat on the backpatrilateralpatrilinealpatroclinouspatronizepracticepreparepreservepromotepropelprotegeprovide forput in tuneput to schoolraisereadyrearrefinerefine uponreformrehearserelatedride herd onsee aftersee tosend to schoolserveset in motionsheltershepherdsibsiblingsocializesparkspoon feedspoon-feedstephen collins fosterstimulatestraighten outstuffsuccorsucklesupportsurrogatesustaintake care oftake charge oftake in handtendtraintransfiguretransformtreasuretreasure upturn over a new leafupgradeupholdupliftuterinewatchwatch out forwatch overwet nursewet-nurse
Verb(1 words)
Adjective(1 words)
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10 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesSynonyms
2 entriesderived
33 entriesShowing 16 of 33 words.
is a
1 entriesmanner of
3 entriesrelated to
21 entriesShowing 16 of 21 words.
similar
1 entriesTranslations
136 translations across 29 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- грижа се за verb (to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child)
- отглеждам verb (to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child)
- отглеждам verb (to cultivate and grow something)
- питая verb (to nurse or cherish something)
Catalan
2 entries- criar verb (to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child)
- cultivar verb (to cultivate and grow something)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 營造 /营造 verb (to cultivate and grow something)
Czech
1 entries- pečovat verb (to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child)
Danish
1 entries- opfostre verb (to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child)
Dutch
4 entries- voedster adj (providing parental care to unrelated children)
- aanmoedigen verb (to cultivate and grow something)
- kweken verb (to cultivate and grow something)
- opvoeden verb (to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child)
Finnish
4 entries- kasvatti adj (providing parental care to unrelated children)
- kasvatus adj (providing parental care to unrelated children)
- hoivata verb (to nurse or cherish something)
- kasvattaa verb (to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child)
French
4 entries- adoptant adj (providing parental care to unrelated children)
- adoptif adj (providing parental care to unrelated children)
- adoptif adj (receiving such care)
- adoptif adj (related by such care)
Galician
4 entries- adoptado adj (receiving such care)
- adoptivo adj (providing parental care to unrelated children)
- adoptivo adj (receiving such care)
- adoptar verb (to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child)
Georgian
4 entries- ნაშვილები adj (providing parental care to unrelated children)
- ნაშვილები adj (receiving such care)
- აღზრდა verb (to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child)
- ლოლიაობა verb (to nurse or cherish something)
German
4 entries- Pflege adj (providing parental care to unrelated children)
- Pflege adj (receiving such care)
- (in Pflege) aufziehen verb (to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child)
- (in Pflege) großziehen verb (to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child)
Greek
4 entries- θετός adj (providing parental care to unrelated children)
- θετός adj (receiving such care)
- ανατρέφω verb (to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child)
- ανατρέφω verb (to nurse or cherish something)
Hebrew
1 entries- אָמְנָה adj (providing parental care to unrelated children)
Hungarian
3 entries- nevelt adj (receiving such care)
- felnevel verb (to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child)
- istápol verb (to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child)
Irish
3 entries- altramaigh verb (to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child)
- máithrigh verb (to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child)
- oil verb (to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child)
Italian
4 entries- adottivo adj (providing parental care to unrelated children)
- adottivo adj (receiving such care)
- affidatario adj (providing parental care to unrelated children)
- accrescere verb (to cultivate and grow something)
Macedonian
4 entries- во́спита verb (to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child)
- воспи́тува verb (to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child)
- не́гува verb (to nurse or cherish something)
- о́дгледа verb (to cultivate and grow something)
Middle English
2 entries- fostren verb (to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child)
- fostren verb (to cultivate and grow something)
Māori
4 entries- ahu verb (to cultivate and grow something)
- ahuahu verb (to cultivate and grow something)
- kumanu verb (to nurse or cherish something)
- rauhī verb (to nurse or cherish something)
Northern Kurdish
4 entries- mezin kirin verb (to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child)
- mezin kirin verb (to cultivate and grow something)
- mezin kirin verb (to nurse or cherish something)
- xwedî kirin verb (to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child)
Occitan
4 entries- adoptiu adj (providing parental care to unrelated children)
- abalir verb (to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child)
- cultivar verb (to cultivate and grow something)
- noirir verb (to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child)
Portuguese
4 entries- adoptivo adj (providing parental care to unrelated children)
- adotivo adj (providing parental care to unrelated children)
- criar verb (to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child)
- cuidar verb (to nurse or cherish something)
Romanian
1 entries- adoptiv adj (providing parental care to unrelated children)
Russian
4 entries- приёмный adj (providing parental care to unrelated children)
- приёмный adj (receiving such care)
- воспи́тывать verb (to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child)
- леле́ять verb (to nurse or cherish something)
Scottish Gaelic
2 entries- altraim verb (to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child)
- altraim verb (to nurse or cherish something)
Spanish
4 entries- adoptado adj (receiving such care)
- adoptivo adj (providing parental care to unrelated children)
- adoptivo adj (receiving such care)
- acoger verb (to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child)
Swedish
2 entries- adoptera adj (providing parental care to unrelated children)
- uppfostra verb (to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child)
Turkish
4 entries- evlatlık adj (receiving such care)
- yetiştiren adj (providing parental care to unrelated children)
- beslemek verb (to cultivate and grow something)
- beslemek verb (to nurse or cherish something)
Welsh
1 entries- maethu verb (to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child)
Sample sentences
22 total sentences available.
Health and gaiety foster beauty.
Source: tatoeba (238946)
He adopted a war orphan and is bringing her up as a foster daughter.
Source: tatoeba (329440)
Those rules foster discontent among students.
Source: tatoeba (442643)
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