FOSTERAGE


Meaning of FOSTERAGE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -tə-rij ]

noun

Date: 1614

1. : the act of fostering

2. : a custom once prevalent in Ireland, Wales, and Scotland of entrusting one's child to foster parents to be brought up

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.