foster
/ˈfɒstər/ verb [T]Definition
ENCOURAGE › to encourage a particular feeling, situation, or idea to develop: The growth of the Internet could foster economic development worldwide.
CHILD › to look after a child as part of your family for a time, without becoming their legal parent
(Definition of foster verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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