foster
/ˈfɔstɚ/ adjective C1- Providing parental care to children not related to oneself. · foster parents
- Receiving such care. · a foster child
- Related by such care. · We are a foster family.
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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.
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