Akademik

fostering

noun

1. encouragement; aiding the development of something (Freq. 1)

• Syn: ↑fosterage

• Derivationally related forms: ↑foster (for: ↑fosterage), ↑foster

• Hypernyms: ↑encouragement

2. helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community

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they debated whether nature or nurture was more important

• Syn:

↑breeding, ↑bringing up, ↑fosterage, ↑nurture, ↑raising, ↑rearing, ↑upbringing

• Derivationally related forms: ↑rear (for: ↑rearing), ↑nurtural (for: ↑nurture), ↑nurture (for: ↑nurture), ↑foster (for: ↑fosterage), ↑foster

• Hypernyms: ↑socialization, ↑socialisation, ↑acculturation, ↑enculturation

Useful english dictionary. 2012.