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foster
adjective
1. Providing parental care and nurture to children not related through legal or blood ties: foster parents; foster grandparents; a foster home.
2. Receiving parental care and nurture from those not related to one through legal or blood ties: foster children.
3. Affording, receiving, or sharing nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties.
biographical name
1. Stephen Collins 1826–1864 Am. songwriter.
2. William Z(ebulon) 1881–1961 Am. Communist.
3. William Zebulon 1881–1961 Am. Communist.
verb
1. To give parental care to .
2. To promote the growth or development of .
verb-transitive
1. To bring up; nurture: bear and foster offspring. See Synonyms at nurture.
2. To nurse; cherish: foster a secret hope.
3. To promote the growth and development of; cultivate: detect and foster artistic talent. See Synonyms at advance.
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Top Words by points |
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softer | 9 |
Scrabble |
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oe | 2 |
of | 5 |
or | 2 |
os | 2 |
ef | 5 |
re | 2 |
so | 2 |
fe | 5 |
te | 2 |
es | 2 |
to | 2 |
et | 2 |
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oes | 3 |
oft | 6 |
ore | 3 |
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ort | 3 |
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sot | 3 |
ref | 6 |
res | 3 |
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roe | 3 |
rot | 3 |
ser | 3 |
set | 3 |
foe | 6 |
for | 6 |
fro | 6 |
fet | 6 |
fer | 6 |
fes | 6 |
efs | 6 |
eft | 6 |
ers | 3 |
est | 3 |
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rots | 4 |
refs | 7 |
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rest | 4 |
rets | 4 |
roes | 4 |
rose | 4 |
rote | 4 |
sore | 4 |
sort | 4 |
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eros | 4 |
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soft | 7 |
fets | 7 |
efts | 7 |
orts | 4 |
ores | 4 |
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fore | 7 |
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fest | 7 |
froe | 7 |
toes | 4 |
tore | 4 |
tors | 4 |
tref | 7 |
5 Letters | Scrabble® Points |
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torse | 5 |
froes | 8 |
tores | 5 |
store | 5 |
rotes | 5 |
roset | 5 |
ofter | 8 |
fetor | 8 |
fores | 8 |
forte | 8 |
forts | 8 |
frets | 8 |
frost | 8 |
6 Letters | Scrabble® Points |
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softer | 9 |
foster | 9 |
fortes | 9 |
forest | 9 |
fetors | 9 |