9 Letter Words for Fostering
foresting, fostering
8 Letter Words for Fostering
foreigns, foresign, foresing, frosting, genitors, roseting
7 Letter Words for Fostering
ergotin, eringos, ferison, festing, festino, fingers, foister, foreign, foresin, forgets, forints, forseti, forties, forting, frigots, fringes, frontes, frontis, genitor, gestion, goiters, goriest, ignores, instore, negrito, norites, ogtiern, orients, regions, resting, rosting, serting, sertion, signore, snifter, softing, softner, sorting, stinger, stonier, storing, tersion, tigrone, tongers, tornesi, trigone, trigons, triones
6 Letter Words for Fostering
egoist, egriot, enfort, engirt, ergots, eringo, estrif, estrin, etrogs, feigns, feints, festin, feston, feting, fetors, fients, figent, finers, finest, finger, fister, fogies, foiter, fontes, forest, forges, forget, forgie, forint, forset, fortes, fortin, fortis, foster, fregit, freits, freons, fresno, friges, frigot, fringe, frison, frites, froise, fronts, fstore, geison, genros, geront, gestio, gestor, girons, gofers, goiest, goiter, gonefs, goners, gonifs, goster, greins, griefs, grifts, griots, grison, groins, grones, groset, groten, ignore, ignote, inerts, infers, infest, ingest, ingoes, ingots, insert, inters, intros, irones, isogen, negros, nestor, nigers, niters, nitros, noires, norite, nosier, nosite, noster, noters, oftens, onsite, orgies, orient, orites, ostein, refits, refont, regift, region, reigns, renigs, resift, resign, resing, rifest, rontes, rosing, roting, sefton, senior, sering, sifter, signer, signet, signor, singer, sinter, soften, softer, soigne, soneri, songer, soring, sorite, sortie, stenog, sterin, stinge, stingo, stogie, stoner, storge, streng, strife, strine, string, strone, strong, tenors, tensor, tigers, tigons, tinger, tinges, tiroes, toeing, toners, tonger, tonier, tonies, tosing, triens, trigon, trigos, trines, triose, trones
5 Letter Words for Fostering
entsi, eosin, ergon, ergot, ering, esrog, estro, etrog, feign, feint, feist, fenis, fents, ferio, ferns, fetis, fetor, fient, fiest, figos, finer, fines, finos, fires, firns, first, foeti, fogie, foins, foist, fonts, fores, foret, forge, forte, forts, fosie, freit, freon, frets, fries, frigs, frist, frits, froes, frogs, frons, front, frost, geist, geits, genio, genit, genos, genro, gents, gifts, girns, giron, giros, girse, girts, gites, goers, gofer, goier, gonef, goner, gonif, gores, gorse, gorst, goter, grein, greit, grens, grief, grift, grins, grint, griot, grist, grits, groin, grone, gront, grote, grots, inert, infer, infos, inger, ingot, inorg, inset, instr, inter, intro, iortn, ireos, irone, irons, isort, iters, negro, neifs, neist, nerts, niefs, nifes, niger, niter, nitos, nitro, noire, noirs, noise, noreg, norge, norie, noris, norit, norse, noser, nosig, noter, notes, often, ofter, ogres, oints, oners, onset, orfes, ornes, ornis, osier, refit, regin, regos, reifs, reign, reins, reist, renig, rents, resin, resit, retin, rifte, rifts, rines, ringe, rings, rinse, riots, risen, rites, roins, roist, rones, ronte, ronts, roset, rosin, rosit, rosti, rotes, rotge, rotis, segni, segno, sengi, senit, senor, senti, sergt, serif, serin, serio, seron, seton, sient, singe, siren, snift, snirt, snite, snore, snort, sofer, soger, soget, soign, sotie, stein, steng, steno, steri, stern, stero, stife, stine, sting, stion, stire, stone, stong, store, strig, tenio, tenor, tenso, terfs, terns, tiens, tiers, tiger, tiges, tigon, tines, tinge, tings, tires, toges, toise, toner, tones, tongs, tores, torse, treif, tries, trigo, trigs, trine, trins, trios, trogs, trois, trone, trons, tsine
4 Letter Words for Fostering
efts, egos, engr, engs, ento, entr, eons, ergo, ergs, erin, eris, erns, eros, erst, eton, fegs, feis, feni, fens, fent, fern, fers, fest, fets, fier, fies, figo, figs, fine, fino, fins, fire, firn, firs, fise, fist, fits, foen, foes, foge, fogs, foin, fone, fons, font, fore, fort, fots, fren, fret, frig, fris, frit, froe, frog, fros, frot, gein, geir, geit, gens, gent, geos, gers, gest, gets, gien, gies, gift, gins, gios, gire, girn, giro, girt, gise, gist, gite, gits, goen, goer, goes, gois, gone, gons, gore, gote, gren, gret, grin, gris, grit, gros, grot, info, ingo, inro, inst, into, intr, ions, ires, iron, isnt, iter, nefs, negs, neif, nest, neti, nets, nief, nies, nife, niog, nist, nito, nits, noes, nogs, noir, nore, nori, nose, note, nots, ogre, oint, oner, ones, onst, ores, orfe, orfs, orig, orts, otis, refs, reft, rego, regs, regt, reif, rein, reit, reno, rent, rest, rets, rgen, ries, rife, rifs, rift, rigs, rine, ring, rins, riot, rise, rist, rite, rits, roes, roin, roit, rone, rong, ront, rose, rost, rote, roti, rots, sego, seif, seir, seit, sent, seor, serf, serg, sero, sert, sien, sier, sife, sift, sign, sine, sing, sion, sire, site, snig, snit, snog, snot, soft, soir, sone, song, sore, sori, sorn, sort, steg, sten, ster, stge, stie, stir, stof, stog, stor, stre, tefs, tegs, teng, tens, terf, tern, tien, tier, ties, tige, tigs, tine, ting, tins, tire, toes, toge, togs, tone, tong, tons, tore, tori, torn, tors, tose, tres, trie, trig, trin, trio, trog, tron
3 Letter Words for Fostering
efs, eft, ego, eir, eng, ens, eof, eon, eos, erf, erg, ern, ers, ert, esr, est, fei, fen, fer, fes, fet, fgn, fie, fig, fin, fir, fit, foe, fog, fon, for, fot, frg, fri, fro, frs, frt, gen, geo, ger, get, gie, gif, gin, gio, gis, git, gns, goi, gon, gor, gos, got, grf, gro, grs, gte, ife, ifs, ign, inf, ing, ins, int, iof, ion, ios, ire, irs, ise, isn, iso, ist, its, nef, neg, nei, neo, net, nie, nig, nis, nit, nog, nor, nos, not, oer, oes, oft, oie, ois, one, oni, ons, ont, ore, orf, org, ors, ort, ose, osi, ref, reg, rei, res, rfs, rie, rif, rig, rin, rio, rit, roe, rog, roi, ron, ros, rot, rte, rti, seg, sei, sen, ser, set, sie, sif, sig, sin, sir, sit, sog, son, sot, sri, stg, str, tef, teg, ten, ter, tes, tfr, tgn, tie, tig, tin, tis, tng, toe, tog, toi, ton, tor, tos, trf, tri, trs, tsi
Definitions for Fostering
[1] to promote the growth or development of; further; encourage: to foster new ideas.
[2] to bring up, raise, or rear, as a foster child.
[3] to care for or cherish.
[4] British . to place (a child) in a foster home.
[5] Obsolete . to feed or nourish.
[6] Stephen (Collins), 1826–64, U.S. songwriter.
[7] William Z(eb·u·lon) [zeb -yuh -luh n] /ˈzɛb yə lən/ , 1881–1961, U.S. labor organizer: leader in the Communist Party.
[8] a male given name.
[9] to promote the growth or development of
[10] to bring up (a child, etc); rear
[11] to cherish (a plan, hope, etc) in one's mind
[12] mainly British to place (a child) in the care of foster parents to bring up under fosterage
[13] (in combination) indicating relationship through fostering and not through birth foster mother ; foster child
[14] (in combination) of or involved in the rearing of a child by persons other than his natural or adopted parents foster home
[15] Jodie . born 1962, US film actress and director: her films include Taxi Driver (1976), The Accused (1988), The Silence of the Lambs (1990), Little Man Tate (1991; also directed), Nell (1995), and Panic Room (2002)
[16] Norman , Baron. born 1935, British architect. His works include the Willis Faber building (1978) in Ipswich, Stansted Airport, Essex (1991), Chek Lap Kok Airport, Hong Kong (1998), the renovation of the Reichstag, Berlin (1999), and City Hall, London (2002)
[17] Stephen Collins . 1826–64, US composer of songs such as The Old Folks at Home and Oh Susanna
Words related to Fostering
fosterfeed, advance, champion, uphold, harbor, cherish, serve, back, encourage, nurse, forward, further, nurture, stimulate, cultivate, foment, nourish, raise, favor, oblige
Words nearby Fostering
fosterfossiliferous, fossilize, fossor, fossorial, fossula, foster, foster brother, foster care, foster child, foster city, foster daughter
Origin of Fostering
before 1000; Middle English; Old English fōstor nourishment, fōstrian to nourish; cognate with Old Norse fōstr; akin to food
Other words from Fostering
fos·ter·er , noun
fos·ter·ing·ly , adverb
un·fos·tered , adjective
un·fos·ter·ing , adjective
Word origin for Fostering
Old English fōstrian to feed, from fōstor food
Synonyms for Fostering
advance, back, champion, cherish, cultivate, encourage, feed, foment, forward, further, harbor, nurse, nurture, serve, stimulate, uphold