fosterage
Raising another's child
Fosterage is the act or system of raising a child not one's own, or the condition of being fostered.
In historical contexts, it often refers to the formal practice of sending children to be raised by another family, common in medieval Ireland and Scotland as a way of strengthening alliances between clans: The boy was sent into fosterage with his mother's kin.
The word also covers the broader sense of nurturing or promoting something's development.
Attending to dependents
- nourishmentFood that sustains life
- rearingNurturing to maturity
- tendingCaring for or inclining
- upbringingChildhood care and training
guidance · mentorship · cultivation · encouragement · affection · bonding · attachment · development
Preventing harm or loss
- shelterProtected place or structure
- guardianshipLegal care of another
- refugePlace of safety
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
haven · security · safekeeping · care · welfare · supervision · oversight · preservation
Legally taking as one's own
- placementPutting somewhere specific
- agencyPower to act
- guardianshipLegal care of another
- childPerson before puberty
home · family · parents · legal · process · consent · permanent · kinship
Of the Middle Ages
- CelticOf Irish-Welsh descent
- IrishOf the Emerald Isle
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
- allianceFormal union of parties
nobility · wardship · feudal · custom · tradition · kinship · bond · household
Funded endorsement arrangement
- endowmentPermanent donated fund
- grantBestow or award money
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
- fundingSupplying monetary resources
benefaction · contribution · donation · philanthropy · subsidy · support · assistance · aid
caregiving
Attending to dependents
- nourishmentFood that sustains life
- rearingNurturing to maturity
- tendingCaring for or inclining
upbringing · guidance · mentorship · cultivation · encouragement · affection · bonding · attachment · development · growth
safeguarding
Preventing harm or loss
- shelterProtected place or structure
- guardianshipLegal care of another
- refugePlace of safety
sanctuary · haven · security · safekeeping · care · welfare · supervision · oversight · preservation · defense
adoptive
Legally taking as one's own
- placementPutting somewhere specific
- agencyPower to act
- guardianshipLegal care of another
child · home · family · parents · legal · process · consent · permanent · kinship · court
medieval
Of the Middle Ages
alliance · nobility · wardship · feudal · custom · tradition · kinship · bond · household · chieftain
sponsorship
Funded endorsement arrangement
- endowmentPermanent donated fund
- grantBestow or award money
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
funding · benefaction · contribution · donation · philanthropy · subsidy · support · assistance · aid · charity
- medieval lifechivalry, royal courts, jousting, knighthood, falconry
- Gaelic Irelandhigh king, Book of Kells, Tara, druid, chieftain
- Ancient IrelandCelts, Gaels, druids, Tara, Brehon law
- CeltsCelts, Gauls, Britons, Galatians, Celtiberians
- guardianshipguardian, legal guardian, ward of court, conservator, custodian
- Islamic familyumm, ab, bint, household, birr
fosterageabandonment
Act of leaving permanently
neglect · child abandonment · desertion · institutionalization · rejection