fostering

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encourage or promote the development of (something, typically something regarded as good).

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the teacher's task is to foster learning

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encourage promote further stimulate advance forward cultivate nurture strengthen enrich help aid abet assist support endorse champion speak for proselytize sponsor espouse uphold back boost facilitate

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neglect suppress destroy

2.

bring up (a child that is not one's own by birth).

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a person who would foster Holly was found

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bring up rear raise take care of look after nurture mother parent

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foster foster parent