Associations to the word «Fosterage»

Wiktionary

FOSTERAGE, noun. An act of fostering another's child as if it were your own.
FOSTERAGE, noun. A condition of being the foster child.
FOSTERAGE, noun. Promoting or encouragement given by act or word.

Dictionary definition

FOSTERAGE, noun. Encouragement; aiding the development of something.
FOSTERAGE, noun. Helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats