An act of fostering another's child as if it were your own.(noun)
A condition of being the foster child.(noun)
Promoting or encouragement given by act or word.(noun)
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Use "fosterage" in a sentence
"Prior to the change, parental rights were left intact while children were in fosterage, and the state (social workers) assisted parents with the view of regaining custody."
"His son Brian had, in accordance with an old Irish custom, passed his boyhood in "fosterage" at the court of Callaghan, King of Cashel, in East Munster."
"They could be unfit without assistance, they may just need help with custody, guidance, fosterage, counseling, finances, or POA."