How Do You Spell FOSTERING?

Pronunciation: [fˈɒstəɹɪŋ] (IPA)

Fostering is spelled with the letters F-O-S-T-E-R-I-N-G. In IPA phonetic transcription, it is pronounced as /ˈfɒstərɪŋ/ with the stress on the second syllable. The word is derived from the verb "foster" with the addition of the suffix "-ing" which indicates the progressive aspect. Fostering refers to the act of providing care and support to someone or something, often in a nurturing and nurturing environment. It is commonly used in the context of child welfare or animal adoption.

FOSTERING Meaning and Definition

1. Fostering typically refers to the act or process of nurturing, supporting, and providing care for someone or something in need. It involves creating a safe and conducive environment for growth, development, and well-being, usually for a limited period.

   In the context of human relationships, fostering commonly refers to the temporary care and provision of support and guidance to a child or young person who is not biologically related to the caregiver. Fostering can occur within formal arrangements facilitated by child welfare agencies, and foster parents take on the role of providing a stable home and meeting the physical, emotional, and educational needs of the child. The goal of fostering is to ensure the child's safety, promote their healthy development, and work towards their eventual permanency, either through reunification with their birth family or adoption.

   Outside of the context of human relationships, fostering can also apply to the promotion and nurturing of concepts, ideas, or skills. For instance, fostering creativity involves encouraging and supporting the growth of artistic or imaginative abilities. Fostering an inclusive work environment involves actively promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion to create a welcoming and supportive space for all employees. In these cases, fostering implies providing the necessary resources, opportunities, and encouragement for the development and flourishing of the subject being fostered.

2. Cherishing; bringing up.

   Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.

Common Misspellings for FOSTERING

• forstering
• gestering
• postering
• fattering
• fosting
• furtering
• jestering
• fasteing
• futering
• fitering
• fostereing
• featering
• bistering
• festuring
• roostering
• rostering
• boistering
• gustering
• fistering
• foastering
• fostring
• fosttering
• fosturing
• fosferling
• foisterling
• fissering
• ostedning
• Kostenning
• Forestering
• Obtering
• Frutering
• forstening
• forteing
• fletering

Etymology of FOSTERING

The word "fostering" originated from the Middle English term "fostren", which was derived from the Old English word "fostrian". This Old English word comes from the West Germanic language and is related to the Gothic word "fostarjan" and the Old High German word "fostarōn", both of which mean "to feed" or "nourish". The root of these words, "fuosts", refers to "food" or "nourishment" in Proto-Germanic. Over time, the term "fostering" came to encompass the meanings of caring for, raising, or nurturing someone or something, not just in the physical sense but also in terms of providing support, encouragement, or development.

Similar spelling words for FOSTERING

• fosterage,
• foster home,
• Flustering,
• Foister,
• foster,
• foster care,
• Fosterling,
• fostered,
• fox terrier,
• foster-child,
• foster-son,
• foster child,
• festering,
• foster-nurse,
• foxtrot.

Plural form of FOSTERING is FOSTERINGS

Conjugate verb Fostering

CONDITIONAL

I would foster

we would foster

you would foster

he/she/it would foster

they would foster

FUTURE

I will foster

we will foster

you will foster

he/she/it will foster

they will foster

FUTURE PERFECT

I will have fostered

we will have fostered

you will have fostered

he/she/it will have fostered

they will have fostered

PAST

I fostered

we fostered

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he/she/it fostered

they fostered

PAST PERFECT

I had fostered

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you had fostered

he/she/it had fostered

they had fostered

PRESENT

I foster

we foster

you foster

he/she/it fosters

they foster

PRESENT PERFECT

I have fostered

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you have fostered

he/she/it has fostered

they have fostered

I am fostering

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he/she/it is fostering

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I will have been fostering

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