Definition of "fosterage" [fos•ter•age]

• 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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• "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."