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foster verb

  /ˈfɑ.stɚ/ , /ˈfɒs.tə/ , /ˈfɔ.stɚ/ , /ˈfɔs.tə/ , [ˈfɔ̟s.tə]
  • (transitive) To nurture or bring up offspring, or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child.
 kasvattaa, hoivata, vaalia
  • (transitive) To nurse or cherish something.
 hoivata, vaalia
  • (transitive) To promote the development of something; to cultivate and grow a thing.
 vaalia

foster adjective

  /ˈfɑ.stɚ/ , /ˈfɒs.tə/ , /ˈfɔ.stɚ/ , /ˈfɔs.tə/ , [ˈfɔ̟s.tə]
  • Providing parental care to children not related to oneself.
 kasvatti-, kasvatus-
foster child
kasvattilapsi
foster parent
kasvatusvanhempi, perhehoitaja, sijaisvanhempi
foster home
sijaiskoti
foster care
perhehoito
foster family
sijaisperhe
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