v. i. To be nourished or trained up together. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ AS. fōster, fōstor, nourishment. See Foster, v. t. ] Relating to nourishment; affording, receiving, or sharing nourishment or nurture; -- applied to father, mother, child, brother, etc., to indicate that the person so called stands in the relation of parent, child, brother, etc., as regards sustenance and nurture, but not by tie of blood. [ 1913 Webster ]
Foster babe
Foster child
Foster brother,
Foster sister
Foster dam,
Foster earth,
Foster father,
Foster land.
Foster lean [ foster + AS. læn a loan See Loan. ],
Foster mother,
Foster nurse,
Foster parent,
Foster son,
n. A forester. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
Some say that ravens foster forlorn children. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The care of a foster child; the charge of nursing. Sir W. Raleigh. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who, or that which, fosters. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ AS. fōstorling. ] A foster child. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Food; nourishment. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]