present participle of foster

raising someone to be an accepted member of the community. / encouragement; aiding the development of something

plural of fostering

The act of fostering or encouraging something. / (obsolete) food; nourishment

Capable of being fostered; suitable for fostering.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cross-foster

A family having at least one foster child.

(plural only) A dessert made of sliced bananas which are sautéed in rum, brown sugar, and banana liqueur. Served with ice cream and often flambéed at the table.

A child in foster care.

A formal system by which a child is cared for, in a foster family, by people other than its own parents, but without being adopted