unfostered
Without supportive care
Unfostered describes something or someone that has not been nurtured, encouraged, or cultivated.
A talent left unfostered may never develop: Her artistic gifts went unfostered in that practical household.
The word can also describe a child who has not been placed in foster care, though this usage is less common.
Lacking attention or maintenance
- untendedNot looked after
- overlookedNot noticed or considered
- disregardedNot given consideration
- ignoredPurposely not noticed
abandoned · forgotten · unattended · unmaintained · neglected · unheeded · dismissed · sidelined
Without external support
- unassistedWithout outside help
- unbackedWithout financial or moral support
- unsponsoredLacking financial patronage
- unguidedLacking direction or supervision
undeveloped · unrealized · unnurtured · unencouraged · unpromoted · stifled · stunted · unfunded
Having no mother or father
- adoptableAble to be taken in
- foundlingAbandoned child discovered
- waifAbandoned, neglected child
- wardProtected person; division
homeless · alone · bereft · abandoned · unclaimed · institutionalized · unadopted · kinless
Not domesticated
- feralWild after domestication
- undomesticatedNot bred for captivity
- uncultivatedNot tended or planted
- naturalNot artificially produced
unsocialized · unbroken · raw · primal · instinctual · uncontrolled · unconditioned · untrained
uncared-for
Lacking attention or maintenance
- untendedNot looked after
- overlookedNot noticed or considered
- disregardedNot given consideration
ignored · abandoned · forgotten · unattended · unmaintained · neglected · unheeded · dismissed · sidelined · unnoticed
unaided
Without external support
- unassistedWithout outside help
- unbackedWithout financial or moral support
- unsponsoredLacking financial patronage
unguided · undeveloped · unrealized · unnurtured · unencouraged · unpromoted · stifled · stunted · unfunded · unpatronized
parentless
Having no mother or father
ward · homeless · alone · bereft · abandoned · unclaimed · institutionalized · unadopted · kinless · guardianless
untamed
Not domesticated
- feralWild after domestication
- undomesticatedNot bred for captivity
- uncultivatedNot tended or planted
natural · unsocialized · unbroken · raw · primal · instinctual · uncontrolled · unconditioned · untrained · savage
unfosteredfostered
Promoted growth of
cultivated · nurtured · mentored · encouraged · developed
foster, fostering, fostered, fosterer, fosterage, fosterers, fosterling