Main entry: Foster, Stephen Collins Foster, Stephen Foster
Definition: United States songwriter whose songs embody the sentiment of the South before the American Civil War (1826-1864)
Definition: help develop, help grow
Usage: nurture his talents
Main entry: foster
Definition: bring up under fosterage; of children
Definition: promote the growth of
Usage: Foster our children's well-being and education
Definition: providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties
Usage: foster parent; foster child; foster home; surrogate father