fostering
Cultivating with care
Fostering is the present participle of foster, meaning to encourage development or growth: fostering creativity in children, fostering good relationships with neighbors.
It also refers to caring for a child temporarily without legal adoption: They've been fostering kids for years.
The word implies nurturing something that isn't originally or permanently yours.
Actively supporting or furthering
- encouragingGiving confidence or hope
- inspiringEvoking enthusiasm or drive
- motivatingPrompting someone to act
- championingVigorously supporting a cause
supporting · boosting · stimulating · instilling · kindling · sparking · nurturing · reinforcing
Showing kind concern
- nurturingSupportive care-giving
- raisingLifting or nurturing
- upbringingChildhood care and training
- parentingNurturing and guiding children
supportive · protective · loving · compassionate · empathetic · attentive · guidance · mentoring
Deliberately developing or tending
- promotingActively supporting or furthering
- encouragingGiving confidence or hope
- advancingMoving in forward direction
- facilitatingMaking something simpler
stimulating · building · strengthening · empowerment · skill-building · potential · education · training
Putting somewhere specific
- guardianshipLegal care of another
- custodyProtective care or control
- permanencyState of being lasting
- reunificationRestoring divided unity
A joining or relation
- trustConfidence in another
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
- communityCollective of connected people
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
understanding · cooperation · goodwill · harmony · rapport · partnership · alliance · solidarity
Reproductive cultivation of organisms
- producingMaking or generating
- creatingMaking something new
- generatingCreating or making
- spawningReleasing eggs to reproduce
engendering · precipitating · inducing · prompting · provoking · stirring · fermenting · inciting
promoting
Actively supporting or furthering
- encouragingGiving confidence or hope
- inspiringEvoking enthusiasm or drive
- motivatingPrompting someone to act
championing · supporting · boosting · stimulating · instilling · kindling · sparking · nurturing · reinforcing · emboldening
caring
Showing kind concern
- nurturingSupportive care-giving
- raisingLifting or nurturing
- upbringingChildhood care and training
parenting · supportive · protective · loving · compassionate · empathetic · attentive · guidance · mentoring · nourishing
cultivating
Deliberately developing or tending
- promotingActively supporting or furthering
- encouragingGiving confidence or hope
- advancingMoving in forward direction
facilitating · stimulating · building · strengthening · empowerment · skill-building · potential · education · training · mentorship
placement
Putting somewhere specific
- guardianshipLegal care of another
- custodyProtective care or control
- permanencyState of being lasting
connection
A joining or relation
- trustConfidence in another
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
- communityCollective of connected people
dialogue · understanding · cooperation · goodwill · harmony · rapport · partnership · alliance · solidarity · reconciliation
breeding
Reproductive cultivation of organisms
- producingMaking or generating
- creatingMaking something new
- generatingCreating or making
spawning · engendering · precipitating · inducing · prompting · provoking · stirring · fermenting · inciting · catalyzing
- social servicessocial workers, social work, social services, welfare office, case workers
- animal welfareanimal rights, humane societies, humane treatment, shelters, animal ethics
- developmentgrowth, progress, advancement, expansion, improvement
- animal activitiespetting, feeding, training, grooming, riding
- charitycharity, charities, donations, donation, donating
- family dutiescaregiving, childcare, elder care, parenting, family support
fosteringneglecting
Failing to attend to
abandoning · abandonment · neglect · ignoring · disregarding
fosteringhindering
Creating obstacles to progress
impeding · obstructing · blocking · thwarting · suppressing
fosteringdestroying
Causing complete ruin
ruining · demolishing · annihilating · undermining · eradicating
- pet fosteringTemporary home for shelter animals
foster, fostered, fosters, forester, fosterer, fosterage, fosterers