fosterage
IPA: fˈɑstɝɪdʒ
noun
- The act of fostering another's child as if it were one's own.
- The act of caring for another human being or animal.
- The condition of being the foster child.
- The act of promoting or encouraging something.
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Examples of "fosterage" in Sentences
- The terms of fosterage seem to vary in different islands.
- Gwenhwyfar only thought to send their daughter to fosterage among kin.
- During the early Middle Ages fosterage was most likely due to sheer necessity.
- The fosterage bond was strong and still written about by Leslie into the 1640s.