fosterage Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun encouragement; aiding the development of something
    fostering.
  2. noun helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
    fostering; upbringing; bringing up; rearing; nurture; breeding; raising.
    • they debated whether nature or nurture was more important

WordNet


Fos"ter*age noun
Definitions
  1. The care of a foster child; the charge of nursing. Sir W. Raleigh.

Webster 1913