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Word entry · 6 letters

foster

Best crossword clue

"Encourage growth"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈfɒs.tə/Part of speech verb, adjective, nounSorted eforstStarts with FEnds with R2 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. help develop, help grow

Word origin

From Middle English foster, from Old English fōstor (“food, sustenance”), from Proto-West Germanic *fōstr, from Proto-Germanic *fōstrą (“nourishment, food”).

Used in a sentence

  • foster parents
  • a foster child
  • We are a foster family.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Encourage growth6 letters
02Encourage or care for6 letters

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