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fostering — index conservation, promotion (encouragement) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Fostering — Foster Fos ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fostered}, p. pr. & vb. n. {Fostering}.] [OE. fostren, fr. AS. f[=o]ster, f[=o]stor, food, nourishment, fr. f[=o]da food. [root]75. See {Food}.] 1. To feed; to nourish; to support; to bring up. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fostering — An ancient custom in Ireland, in which persons put away their children to fosterers. Fostering was held to be a stronger alliance than blood, and the foster children participated in the fortunes of their foster fathers … Black's law dictionary
fostering — An ancient custom in Ireland, in which persons put away their children to fosterers. Fostering was held to be a stronger alliance than blood, and the foster children participated in the fortunes of their foster fathers … Black's law dictionary
fostering — fos·ter || fÉ‘stÉ™(r) , fÉ” / fÉ’s v. encourage, nurture, promote; raise, act as an adoptive family; care for adj. entrusted to the care of, receiving parental care from someone unrelated by blood … English contemporary dictionary
fostering — noun 1. encouragement; aiding the development of something (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑fosterage • Derivationally related forms: ↑foster (for: ↑fosterage), ↑foster … Useful english dictionary
Cross-fostering — is a technique used in animal husbandry, animal science, genetic and nature versus nurture studies, and conservation, whereby offspring are removed from their biological parents at birth and raised by surrogates. This can also occasionally occur… … Wikipedia
Cross-fostering — bzw. Fremdpflege bezeichnet auf dem Gebiet der experimentellen Verhaltensgenetik eine bestimmte Art der Aufzucht nichtverwandter Jungtiere. Hierbei werden zum Beispiel die Nachkommen zweier Mütter unmittelbar nach der Geburt vertauscht. Aber auch … Deutsch Wikipedia
cross-fostering — noun the technique of removing eggs from the nest of one species of bird, to be incubated in the nest of another. Usually done to aid the recovery of endangered species … Wiktionary
education, philosophy of — Application of philosophical methods to problems and issues in education. Among the topics investigated in the philosophy of education are the nature of learning, especially in children, and the purpose of education, including the question of… … Universalium
