FOSTERING

• (noun) helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community

  "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important"

  synonyms : breeding , bringing up , fosterage , nurture , raising , rearing , upbringing

• (noun) encouragement; aiding the development of something

  synonyms : fosterage

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