Clues for the word "FOSTER"
We've had 31 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 47 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Penny Dell Daily crossword on March 06, 2025.
Definition of foster
- v. t. - To feed; to nourish; to support; to bring up.
- v. t. - To cherish; to promote the growth of; to encourage; to sustain and promote; as, to foster genius.
- v. i. - To be nourished or trained up together.
- v. t. - Relating to nourishment; affording, receiving, or sharing nourishment or nurture; -- applied to father, mother, child, brother, etc., to indicate that the person so called stands in the relation of parent, child, brother, etc., as regards sustenance and nurture, but not by tie of blood.
- n. - A forester.
- n. - One who, or that which, fosters.
Referring Clues
- Encourage
- Promote
- Nourish
- Best Actress for "The Accused," 1988
- Promote development
- Cherish
- 1988 Best Actress winner
- "The Brave One" actress
- Nurture
- 'Old Folks at Home' composer
- Help develop
- "Camptown Races" composer
- "Oh! Susanna" composer
- Actress Jodie
- Help to develop and grow
- Gloucester-bound doctor - nurse
- See 26
- Help things to grow wild in the forest
- See 1
- Nurse or doctor 1 across
- Be surrogate parents for Stephen?
- British brewer or broadcaster Hewitt
- Promote nurse
- Pro hogs set broadcast
- Kind of child or parent
- Bring up
- Help to develop
- Cultivate
- Temporarily adopt, as a pet
- Be surrogate parents for Stephen?
- Further
Last Seen In
- Penny Dell Daily - March 06, 2025
- LA Times - November 23, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - April 22, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - January 25, 2024
- Daily American - August 09, 2023
- Evening Standard Quick - May 16, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - November 18, 2022
- Canadiana - January 29, 2018
- Evening Standard Cryptic - January 05, 2018
- Guardian Quick - October 07, 2017
- Guardian Cryptic - September 05, 2017
- Daily American - August 09, 2017
- Evening Standard Quick - May 16, 2017
- Evening Standard Cryptic - April 20, 2016
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - November 07, 2015
- Washington Post - January 25, 2015
- Netword - July 11, 2014
- Universal - January 13, 2014
- Universal - July 01, 2013
- Guardian Quick - May 22, 2013
- New York Times - June 14, 2012
- LA Times - February 26, 2012
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - November 27, 2011
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - July 09, 2011
- Netword - July 03, 2011
- Netword - February 13, 2011
- Guardian Quick - January 26, 2011
- Thinks Daily - January 09, 2011
- Netword - August 04, 2010
- Washington Post - April 30, 2010
- And in 17 more crossword puzzles...