foster

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for foster

foster 🔊 /fɑˈstɚ/

foster : හදා වඩා ගන්නවා

foster : පෝෂ්‍ය කරනවා

foster : පිහිටාධාර වෙනවා

foster : සිතෙහි තැන්පත් කරගන්නවා

foster : ධෛර්යය දෙනවා

foster : පිළිදැගුම්

foster definition

Transitive verb.

  1. To feed; to nourish; to support; to bring up.
  2. To cherish; to promote the growth of; to encourage; to sustain and promote; as, to foster genius.
  3. 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.

Intransitive verb. To be nourished or trained up together.

Noun.

  1. A forester.
  2. One who, or that which, fosters.