verb / adjective · neutral
foster
UK/ˈfɒstə(r)/US/ˈfɑːstər/FOS·ter
Band 5-6speakingtask2
to take care of a child temporarily who is not your own; (adj) describing temporary parental care
Examples
“They decided to foster a child while her parents sorted out their problems.”
“He grew up in a foster family.”
“Fostering can be a short-term arrangement or last for several years.”
Band 8 sentence
“Many children benefit from foster families who provide stability and support until a permanent solution is found.”
Collocations
- foster a child
- be in foster care
- foster parent
Word family
fosterer nounfoster care noun
Common mistakes
adopt→foster
foster to someone→foster someone
Say it for a higher band
5take care of→6raise→7+foster
Synonyms
raise
Easily confused
adopt
“The couple decided to adopt a child from overseas.”
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