foster: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 9 letter points · starts with F · ends with R
Meaning of foster
adj
- not-comparable
Providing parental care to children not related to oneself.
Example: foster parents
- not-comparable
Receiving such care.
Example: a foster child
- not-comparable
Related by such care.
Example: We are a foster family.
Source: Wiktionary — foster.
noun
- countable, informal
A foster parent.
Example: Some fosters end up adopting.
- uncountable
The care given to another; guardianship.
Listed forms: fosters.
Source: Wiktionary — foster.
verb
- transitive
To nurture or bring up offspring, or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child.
- transitive
To promote the development of something; to cultivate and grow a thing.
Example: Our company fosters an appreciation for the arts.
- transitive
To nurse or cherish something.
- intransitive, obsolete
To be nurtured or trained up together.
Listed forms: fosters, fostering, fostered.
Source: Wiktionary — foster.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for foster.
adjective
providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties
verb
promote the growth of
verb
help develop, help grow
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is foster in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of foster
F(4) + O(1) + S(1) + T(1) + E(1) + R(1) = 9 points.
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Anagrams of foster
4 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from foster
66 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in foster. Showing up to 24, longest first.