foster

S2 W2

BrE /ˈfɒstə/ AmE /ˈfɑːstər/

verb / noun en → es

past fostered pp fostered ing fostering

1 SUPPORT/HELP [transitive] B2

to help or encourage the development of something

promover, fomentar, apoyar

  • foster an idea/belief/attitude

Collocations foster innovation · foster creativity

  • The government is trying to foster closer ties with its neighbors.

    El gobierno está tratando de fomentar relaciones más estrechas con sus vecinos.

2 CARE/LOOK AFTER [transitive] B1

to look after a child who is not your own, especially one whose parents are unable to care for them properly

criar en adopción, criar a un niño

  • foster a child

Collocations foster care · foster family

  • She has been fostering children for over ten years.

    Ella ha estado criando niños en adopción durante más de diez años.

3 NOUN [noun] B1

a child who is being looked after by someone other than their parents, especially because the parents are unable to care for them properly

niño en adopción, huérfano

Phrasal verbs

foster on CARE/LOOK AFTER C1

criar a un niño en adopción

  • The couple fostered the child on for several years.

    La pareja crió al niño en adopción durante varios años.

foster out CARE/LOOK AFTER C1

dar en adopción, enviar a un niño a una familia de acogida

  • The child was fostered out to a family in the countryside.

    El niño fue enviado a una familia de acogida en el campo.