英 ['fɒstərɪdʒ]
美 ['fɒstərɪdʒ]
n.
养育；寄养；养子身份；助长
n.encouragement; aiding the development of something
同义词：fostering
helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
同义词：breedingbringing upfosteringnurtureraisingrearingupbringing
用作名词(n.)Article 1 The present measures are formulated with a view to regulating family fosterage affairs.
第一条为了规范家庭寄养工作，制定本办法。Family fosterage shall not be arranged for the seriously handicapped children who need long-term technical attendance.
需要长期依靠技术性照料的重度残疾儿童，不宜安排家庭寄养。
Fosterage
Fosterage
Child Fosterage in West Africa
Fosterage patterns in the age of AIDS: continuity and change
Strategies of child fosterage among Mende grannies in Sierra Leone.
Denying biological parenthood: fosterage in Northern Benin
Child fosterage and child mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa: some preliminary questions and answers.
Child Fosterage among the Mende of Upper Bambara Chiefdom, Sierra Leone: Rural-Urban and Occupational Comparisons
The politics of children: fosterage and the social management of fertility among the Mende of Sierra Leone.
The Emotional World of Kinship: Children's Experiences of Fosterage in East Cameroon.