foster

vt. 培养；养育，抚育；抱（希望等）

adj. 收养的，养育的

n. (Foster)人名；(英、捷、意、葡、法、德、俄、西)福斯特

中文词源

foster 养育，鼓励

来自food,喂养，食物。

foster: foster: [OE] The etymological notion underlying foster is of ‘giving food’. Indeed, the Old English verb fōstrian meant ‘feed, nourish’, and it was not until the 13th century that secondary metaphorical senses, such as ‘rear a child’ and ‘encourage, cultivate’, began to emerge. It was a derivative of the Old English noun fōstor ‘food’, which in turn was formed from the same Germanic source, *fōth-, as produced English food.
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foster (v.): Old English *fostrian "to supply with food, nourish, support," from fostor "food, nourishment, bringing up," from Proto-Germanic *fostra-, from extended form of PIE root *pa- "to protect; feed" (see food).

Meaning "to bring up a child with parental care" is from c. 1200; that of "to encourage or help grow" is early 13c. of things; 1560s of feelings, ideas, etc. Old English also had the word as an adjective meaning "in the same family but not related," in fostorfæder, fostorcild, fostormodoretc. Related: Fostered; fostering.

1. The etymological notion underlying foster is of 'giving food'.2. food => foster, food => fodder.3. 三个同源词：food, fodder, foster.

1. The children were waiting for placement in a foster care home.: 这些孩子在抚育院等待安置。

2. They suspected that Neville had traded secret information with Mr Foster.: 他们怀疑内维尔和福斯特先生交换了秘密情报。

3. Mason was uninhibited in his questions about Foster's family.: 梅森就福斯特的家庭毫无顾忌地发问。