fosterage

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fosterage (enc)

Noun	1.	fosterage - encouragement; aiding the development of something fostering encouragement - the expression of approval and support
	2.	fosterage - raising someone to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important" bringing up, fostering, nurture, rearing, upbringing, breeding, raising acculturation, enculturation, socialisation, socialization - the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture; "the socialization of children to the norms of their culture"

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