breeding, bringing up, fostering, fosterage, nurture, raising, rearing, upbringing
(noun) helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community; “they debated whether nature or nurture was more important”
fostering, fosterage
(noun) encouragement; aiding the development of something
Source: WordNet® 3.1
fosterage (countable and uncountable, plural fosterages)
The act of fostering another's child as if it were one's own.
The act of caring for another human being or animal.
The condition of being the foster child.
The act of promoting or encouraging something.
• foregates, forestage
Source: Wiktionary
Fos"ter*age (; 48), n.
Definition: The care of a foster child; the charge of nursing. Sir W. Raleigh.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 May 2025
(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
