foster

You know, sir, that my wife nursed him, and so I may say I am his foster-father.

“‘Sir,’ replied Haydée, ‘the Count of Monte Cristo, my foster-father, has been in Normandy the last three days.’

You were speaking of the Champs-Élysées just now, worthy foster-father.”

Employers enthusiastically dismantled physical walls, believing that removing barriers would naturally foster spontaneous collaboration and break down hierarchical structures.