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From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) : [ gazetteer ]


  Foster, KY (city, FIPS 28630)
    Location: 38.79977 N, 84.21387 W
    Population (1990): 65 (34 housing units)
    Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 41043
  Foster, MO (town, FIPS 25372)
    Location: 38.16670 N, 94.50798 W
    Population (1990): 161 (68 housing units)
    Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 64745
  Foster, NE (village, FIPS 17320)
    Location: 42.27368 N, 97.66502 W
    Population (1990): 57 (32 housing units)
    Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 68737
  Foster, OK
    Zip code(s): 73039
  Foster, OR
    Zip code(s): 97345
  Foster, RI
    Zip code(s): 02825
  Foster, WV
    Zip code(s): 25081

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Foster \Fos"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fostered, p. pr. & vb.
     n. Fostering.] [OE. fostren, fr. AS. f[=o]ster, f[=o]stor,
     food, nourishment, fr. f[=o]da food. [root]75. See Food.]
     1. To feed; to nourish; to support; to bring up.
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              Some say that ravens foster forlorn children.
                                                    --Shak.
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     2. To cherish; to promote the growth of; to encourage; to
        sustain and promote; as, to foster genius.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Foster \Fos"ter\, v. i.
     To be nourished or trained up together. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Foster \Fos"ter\, a. [AS. f[=o]ster, f[=o]stor, nourishment. See
     Foster, v. t.]
     Relating to nourishment; affording, receiving, or sharing
     nourishment or nurture; -- applied to father, mother, child,
     brother, etc., to indicate that the person so called stands
     in the relation of parent, child, brother, etc., as regards
     sustenance and nurture, but not by tie of blood.
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     Foster babe or Foster child, an infant or child nursed or
        raised by a woman not its mother, or bred by a man not its
        father.
  
     Foster brother, Foster sister, one who is, or has been,
        nursed at the same breast, or brought up by the same nurse
        as another, but is not of the same parentage.
  
     Foster dam, one who takes the place of a mother; a nurse.
        --Dryden.
  
     Foster earth, earth by which a plant is nourished, though
        not its native soil. --J. Philips.
  
     Foster father, a man who takes the place of a father in
        caring for a child. --Bacon.
  
     Foster land.
     (a) Land allotted for the maintenance of any one. [Obs.]
     (b) One's adopted country.
  
     Foster lean [foster + AS. l[ae]n a loan See Loan.],
        remuneration fixed for the rearing of a foster child;
        also, the jointure of a wife. [Obs.] --Wharton.
  
     Foster mother, a woman who takes a mother's place in the
        nurture and care of a child; a nurse.
  
     Foster nurse, a nurse; a nourisher. [R.] --Shak.
  
     Foster parent, a foster mother or foster father.
  
     Foster son, a male foster child.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Foster \Fos"ter\, n.
     A forester. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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