foster

Pronunciation: /ˈfɔstər/

“foster” is a Middle English word. Its 4 meanings in English:

noun

A child; one of one's progeny.
Food or other care.
A foster child or adopted child.
A foster parent or adoptee.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English fōster, from Proto-West Germanic *fōstr, from Proto-Germanic *fōstrą; reinforced by Old English fōstre (“fosterer”). The vocalism is due to regular shortening before a three-consonant cluster (in the Old English oblique stem fōstr-).

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