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Foster vs Booster - What's the difference?

foster | booster |

As a proper noun foster

is , variant of forster.

As a noun booster is

something that boosts.

foster

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Providing parental care to unrelated children.
  • Receiving such care
  • Related by such care

    • Noun

  • (countable, obsolete) A forester
  • (uncountable) The care given to another; guardianship

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child.
  • To cultivate and grow something.
    • Our company fosters an appreciation for the arts.
  • To nurse or cherish something.
  • (obsolete) To be nurtured or trained up together.
    • (Spenser)

    Antonyms

    * (cultivate and grow) hinder

    Derived terms

    * fosterable * fosterage * foster-child, foster child * fosterer * foster home * fosterhood * fostering * fosterment * foster parent

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    booster

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia booster) (en noun)
  • Something that boosts.
  • The first stage of a multistage rocket that provides the thrust for liftoff and the initial flight
  • A motor-generator set used for voltage regulation in direct current electrical power circuits.
  • Someone who is a fan or supporter of something.
  • * 2012 , The Economist, Lexington: A fiscal hawk, grounded
    • Nor is his district quite the Democratic bastion boosters describe: voters there narrowly backed Barack Obama in 2008, but voted for Mr Bush by a hefty margin in 2004.
  • Someone who promotes a town or business
  • A member of a booster club.
  • A booster dose.
    • When did you get your last tetanus booster ?
  • (linguistics) A term that serves to amplify or strengthen an utterance, such as "really".

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