fostered
Encouraged to develop
Fostered is the past tense of foster, meaning to encourage development or growth: She fostered a love of reading in her students.
Foster also means to raise a child not biologically one's own, typically temporarily: They fostered three children before adopting.
The word suggests nurturing something that needs care to thrive.
Improved through nurture
- developedGrew or advanced
- flourishedGrew vigorously, succeeded
- nurturedCared for supportively
- maturedDeveloped over time
encouraged · progressed · advanced · enriched · thrived · blossomed · budded · ripened
Publicly recommended or supported
- championedActively supported a cause
- endorsedOfficially approved or supported
- advancedFar along in development
- supportedGave aid or backing
furthered · propagated · facilitated · spearheaded · encouraged · cultivated · disseminated · spread
Legal care of another
- placementPutting somewhere specific
- custodyProtective care or control
- wardProtected person; division
- adoptiveLegally taking as one's own
caseworker · dependency · caregiver · kinship · reunification · permanency · temporary · shelter
Childhood care and training
- rearingNurturing to maturity
- tendingCaring for or inclining
- nourishingPromoting health through food
- cherishingHolding something deeply valued
bonding · attachment · guidance · mentorship · parenting · sheltering · providing · affection
Spurred to action
- inspiredMoved to action
- emboldenedMade more courageous
- empoweredGiven power to act
- validatedConfirmed as true or acceptable
reassured · uplifted · heartened · praised · commended · acknowledged · appreciated · bolstered
cultivated
Improved through nurture
- developedGrew or advanced
- flourishedGrew vigorously, succeeded
- nurturedCared for supportively
matured · encouraged · progressed · advanced · enriched · thrived · blossomed · budded · ripened · sprouted
advocated
Publicly recommended or supported
- championedActively supported a cause
- endorsedOfficially approved or supported
- advancedFar along in development
supported · furthered · propagated · facilitated · spearheaded · encouraged · cultivated · disseminated · spread · bolstered
guardianship
Legal care of another
adoptive · caseworker · dependency · caregiver · kinship · reunification · permanency · temporary · shelter · protection
upbringing
Childhood care and training
- rearingNurturing to maturity
- tendingCaring for or inclining
- nourishingPromoting health through food
cherishing · bonding · attachment · guidance · mentorship · parenting · sheltering · providing · affection · maternal
motivated
Spurred to action
- inspiredMoved to action
- emboldenedMade more courageous
- empoweredGiven power to act
validated · reassured · uplifted · heartened · praised · commended · acknowledged · appreciated · bolstered · buoyed
fosteredhindered
Slowed or obstructed
impeded · stifled · suppressed · discouraged · curbed
fosteredneglected
Not given proper attention
ignored · abandoned · disregarded · forsaken · deserted
fosteredrelinquished
Gave up possession of
surrendered · given up · abandoned · unfostered · institutionalized
- foster parentsAdults raising others' children
- foster fatherMale caretaker of ward
- foster homesTemporary family placements
- foster motherWoman caring for another's child
- foster careSupervised substitute parenting
- foster childYouth in temporary guardianship