Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fostering

/fˈɑstɚɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.35 in modern English

Syllables
fos-ter-ing
IPA
/fˈɑstɚɪŋ/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of foster

noun

Raising someone to be an accepted member of the community.

noun

Encouragement; aiding the development of something.

Inflected Forms

fosterings (plural)

Phrases

cross-fostering

Synonyms

breeding bringing up fosterage nurture raising rearing upbringing

Questions

How do you pronounce fostering?
The recorded pronunciation is /fˈɑstɚɪŋ/.
What does fostering mean?
present participle and gerund of foster

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