Definition of "fostering" []

• Present participle of foster. (verb)
• Raising someone to be an accepted member of the community. (noun)
• Encouragement; aiding the development of something (noun)

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• "Short term fostering meets the needs of children in all types of situations ranging from the sudden illness or incapacity of a parent through to the need to remove of a child following child protection concerns."
• "Congress has an interest in fostering and promoting interstate commerce and web sites that allow comments certainly account for more than no contribution to interstate commerce."
• "Central Command Gen. James Mattis and Afghanistan commander Gen. David Petraeus — understands the importance of professionalism and trust in fostering healthy civil-military relations."