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Fostering

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Encouragement 76% connected

The act of encouraging; incitement to action or to practice; as, the encouragement of youth in generosity.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Foster 74% connected

To feed; to nourish; to support; to bring up.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Foster 74% connected

To feed; to nourish; to support; to bring up.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Further 74% connected

To a greater distance; in addition; moreover. See Farther.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Further 74% connected

To a greater distance; in addition; moreover. See Farther.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Breeding 92% connected

of Breed

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Fosterage 92% connected

The care of a foster child; the charge of nursing.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Nurture 92% connected

The act of nourishing or nursing; thender care; education; training.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Raising 92% connected

of Raise

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Rearing 92% connected

of Rear

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Mores noun · 78% connection

(sociology) the conventions that embody the fundamental values of a group

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Sociology noun · 78% connection

the study and classification of human societies

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Acculturation noun · 78% connection

the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture; "the socialization of children to the norms of their culture"

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Arrangement noun · 78% connection

an organized structure for arranging or classifying; "he changed the arrangement of the topics"; "the facts were familiar but it was i…

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Average noun · 78% connection

a statistic describing the location of a distribution; "it set the norm for American homes"

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Biotic community noun · 78% connection

(ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other

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Community noun · 78% connection

(ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other

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Enculturation noun · 78% connection

the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture; "the socialization of children to the norms of their culture"

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Function noun · 78% connection

the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group; "the function of a teacher"; "the government must…

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Fundamental interaction noun · 78% connection

(physics) the transfer of energy between elementary particles or between an elementary particle and a field or between fields; mediate…

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Group verb · 78% connection

arrange into a group or groups; "Can you group these shapes together?"

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Institution noun · 78% connection

a custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or society; "the institution of marriage"; "the institution…

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Interaction noun · 78% connection

(physics) the transfer of energy between elementary particles or between an elementary particle and a field or between fields; mediate…

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Network verb · 78% connection

communicate with and within a group; "You have to network if you want to get a good job"

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Norm noun · 78% connection

a statistic describing the location of a distribution; "it set the norm for American homes"

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Office noun · 78% connection

the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group; "the function of a teacher"; "the government must…

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Organisation noun · 78% connection

an organized structure for arranging or classifying; "he changed the arrangement of the topics"; "the facts were familiar but it was i…

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Organization noun · 78% connection

an organized structure for arranging or classifying; "he changed the arrangement of the topics"; "the facts were familiar but it was i…

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Breed verb · 78% connection

To take care of in infancy, and through the age of youth; to bring up; to nurse and foster.

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Cherish verb · 78% connection

To hold dear; to embrace with interest; to indulge; to encourage; to foster; to promote; as, to cherish religious principle.

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Cultivate verb · 78% connection

To direct special attention to; to devote time and thought to; to foster; to cherish.

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Embosom verb · 78% connection

To take into, or place in, the bosom; to cherish; to foster.

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Feed verb · 78% connection

To nourish, in a general sense; to foster, strengthen, develop, and guard.

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Foment verb · 78% connection

To cherish with heat; to foster.

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Fostered imp. & p. p. · 78% connection

of Foster

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Fosterling noun · 78% connection

A foster child.

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Impasture verb · 78% connection

To place in a pasture; to foster.

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Laissez faire unknown · 78% connection

Noninterference; -- an axiom of some political economists, deprecating interference of government by attempts to foster or regulate co…

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Nosel verb · 78% connection

To nurse; to lead or teach; to foster; to nuzzle.

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Nourish verb · 78% connection

To supply the means of support and increase to; to encourage; to foster; as, to nourish rebellion; to nourish the virtues.

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Nurse verb · 78% connection

To nourish; to cherish; to foster

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Nuzzle verb · 78% connection

To noursle or nurse; to foster; to bring up.

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Rear verb · 78% connection

To bring up to maturity, as young; to educate; to instruct; to foster; as, to rear offspring.

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