Foster
//ˈfɒs.tə//
Translations of "foster" (29 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgarian | грижа се за(to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child), отглеждам(to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child), отглеждам(to cultivate and grow something), питая(to nurse or cherish something) | griža se za, otgleždam, otgleždam, pitaja | |
| Catalan | criar(to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child), cultivar(to cultivate and grow something) | — | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 營造 /营造(to cultivate and grow something) | yíng zào | |
| Czech | pečovat(to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child) | — | |
| Danish | opfostre(to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child) | — | |
| Dutch | voedster(providing parental care to unrelated children), aanmoedigen(to cultivate and grow something), kweken(to cultivate and grow something), opvoeden(to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child), verzorgen(to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child) | — | |
| Finnish | kasvatti(providing parental care to unrelated children), kasvatus(providing parental care to unrelated children), hoivata(to nurse or cherish something), kasvattaa(to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child), vaalia(to cultivate and grow something), vaalia(to nurse or cherish something) | — | |
| French | adoptant(providing parental care to unrelated children), adoptif(providing parental care to unrelated children), adoptif(receiving such care), adoptif(related by such care), adopter(to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child), cultiver(to cultivate and grow something), élever(to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child) | — | |
| Galician | adoptado(receiving such care), adoptivo(providing parental care to unrelated children), adoptivo(receiving such care), adoptar(to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child), afillar(to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child), criar(to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child) | — | |
| Georgian | ნაშვილები(providing parental care to unrelated children), ნაშვილები(receiving such care), აღზრდა(to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child), ლოლიაობა(to nurse or cherish something), სათუთად მოვლა(to nurse or cherish something), წაქეზება(to cultivate and grow something), წახალისება(to cultivate and grow something), ხელის გულზე ტარება(to nurse or cherish something) | našvilebi, našvilebi, aɣzrda, loliaoba, satutad movla, c̣akezeba, c̣axaliseba, xelis gulze ṭareba | |
| German | Pflege(providing parental care to unrelated children), Pflege(receiving such care), (in Pflege) aufziehen(to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child), (in Pflege) großziehen(to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child), fördern(to nurse or cherish something), nähren(to nurse or cherish something), pflegen(to cultivate and grow something) | — | |
| Greek | θετός(providing parental care to unrelated children), θετός(receiving such care), ανατρέφω(to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child), ανατρέφω(to nurse or cherish something), μεγαλώνω(to cultivate and grow something) | thetós, thetós, anatréfo, anatréfo, megalóno | |
| Hebrew | אָמְנָה(providing parental care to unrelated children) | omná | |
| Hungarian | nevelt(receiving such care), felnevel(to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child), istápol(to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child) | — | |
| Irish | altramaigh(to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child), máithrigh(to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child), oil(to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child) | — | |
| Italian | adottivo(providing parental care to unrelated children), adottivo(receiving such care), affidatario(providing parental care to unrelated children), accrescere(to cultivate and grow something), accudire(to nurse or cherish something), adottare(to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child), allevare(to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child), coltivare(to cultivate and grow something), curare(to nurse or cherish something), favorire(to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child), incoraggiare(to nurse or cherish something), nutrire(to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child), nutrire(to nurse or cherish something), promuovere(to cultivate and grow something), rafforzare(to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child), sostenere(to nurse or cherish something) | — | |
| Macedonian | во́спита(to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child), воспи́тува(to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child), не́гува(to nurse or cherish something), о́дгледа(to cultivate and grow something), одгле́дува(to cultivate and grow something) | vóspita, vospítuva, néguva, ódgleda, odgléduva | |
| Māori | ahu(to cultivate and grow something), ahuahu(to cultivate and grow something), kumanu(to nurse or cherish something), rauhī(to nurse or cherish something), taurima(to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child), whāngai(to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child) | — | |
| Middle English | fostren(to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child), fostren(to cultivate and grow something) | — | |
| Northern Kurdish | mezin kirin(to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child), mezin kirin(to cultivate and grow something), mezin kirin(to nurse or cherish something), xwedî kirin(to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child), xwedî kirin(to cultivate and grow something), xwedî kirin(to nurse or cherish something) | — | |
| Occitan | adoptiu(providing parental care to unrelated children), abalir(to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child), cultivar(to cultivate and grow something), noirir(to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child) | — | |
| Portuguese | adoptivo(providing parental care to unrelated children), adotivo(providing parental care to unrelated children), criar(to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child), cuidar(to nurse or cherish something), cultivar(to cultivate and grow something), nutrir(to nurse or cherish something) | — | |
| Romanian | adoptiv(providing parental care to unrelated children) | — | |
| Russian | приёмный(providing parental care to unrelated children), приёмный(receiving such care), воспи́тывать(to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child), леле́ять(to nurse or cherish something), поощря́ть(to cultivate and grow something), хо́лить(to nurse or cherish something) | prijómnyj, prijómnyj, vospítyvatʹ, leléjatʹ, pooščrjátʹ, xólitʹ | |
| Scottish Gaelic | altraim(to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child), altraim(to nurse or cherish something) | — | |
| Spanish | adoptado(receiving such care), adoptivo(providing parental care to unrelated children), adoptivo(receiving such care), acoger(to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child), alentar(to cultivate and grow something), alimentar(to cultivate and grow something), cobijar(to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child), criar(to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child), fomentar(to cultivate and grow something), incentivar(to cultivate and grow something), promover(to cultivate and grow something), propiciar(to cultivate and grow something) | — | |
| Swedish | adoptera(providing parental care to unrelated children), uppfostra(to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child) | — | |
| Turkish | evlatlık(receiving such care), yetiştiren(providing parental care to unrelated children), beslemek(to cultivate and grow something), beslemek(to nurse or cherish something), büyütmek(to cultivate and grow something), yetiştirmek(to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child), yetiştirmek(to cultivate and grow something) | — | |
| Welsh | maethu(to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child) | — |
criar, cultivar
pečovat
opfostre
voedster, aanmoedigen, kweken, opvoeden, verzorgen
kasvatti, kasvatus, hoivata, kasvattaa, vaalia, vaalia
adoptant, adoptif, adoptif, adoptif, adopter, cultiver, élever
adoptado, adoptivo, adoptivo, adoptar, afillar, criar
ნაშვილები, ნაშვილები, აღზრდა, ლოლიაობა, სათუთად მოვლა, წაქეზება, წახალისება, ხელის გულზე ტარება
našvilebi, našvilebi, aɣzrda, loliaoba, satutad movla, c̣akezeba, c̣axaliseba, xelis gulze ṭareba
Pflege, Pflege, (in Pflege) aufziehen, (in Pflege) großziehen, fördern, nähren, pflegen
nevelt, felnevel, istápol
altramaigh, máithrigh, oil
adottivo, adottivo, affidatario, accrescere, accudire, adottare, allevare, coltivare, curare, favorire, incoraggiare, nutrire, nutrire, promuovere, rafforzare, sostenere
во́спита, воспи́тува, не́гува, о́дгледа, одгле́дува
vóspita, vospítuva, néguva, ódgleda, odgléduva
ahu, ahuahu, kumanu, rauhī, taurima, whāngai
fostren, fostren
mezin kirin, mezin kirin, mezin kirin, xwedî kirin, xwedî kirin, xwedî kirin
adoptiu, abalir, cultivar, noirir
adoptivo, adotivo, criar, cuidar, cultivar, nutrir
adoptiv
приёмный, приёмный, воспи́тывать, леле́ять, поощря́ть, хо́лить
prijómnyj, prijómnyj, vospítyvatʹ, leléjatʹ, pooščrjátʹ, xólitʹ
altraim, altraim
adoptado, adoptivo, adoptivo, acoger, alentar, alimentar, cobijar, criar, fomentar, incentivar, promover, propiciar
adoptera, uppfostra
evlatlık, yetiştiren, beslemek, beslemek, büyütmek, yetiştirmek, yetiştirmek
maethu
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.