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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Foster \Fos"ter\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Fostered}, p. pr. & vb. n. {Fostering}.] [OE. fostren, fr. AS. f[=o]ster, f[=o]stor, food, nourishment, fr. f[=o]da food. [root]75. See {Food}.]
1. To feed; to nourish; to support; to bring up.
Some say that ravens foster forlorn children. --Shak.
2. To cherish; to promote the growth of; to encourage; to sustain and promote; as, to foster genius.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
fostering
noun
1: encouragement; aiding the development of something [syn: {fosterage}]
2: raising someone to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important" [syn: {breeding}, {bringing up}, {fosterage}, {nurture}, {raising}, {rearing}, {upbringing}]
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