Synonyms of the word

fostering

• v. present participle of foster.
• n. raising someone to be an accepted member of the community.
• n. encouragement; aiding the development of something.

acculturation

• n. A process by which the culture of an isolated society changes on contact with a different one.
• n. A process by which a person acquires the culture of the society that he/she inhabits, starting at birth.

breeding

• n. Propagation of offspring through sexual reproduction.
• n. The act of insemination by natural or artificial means.
• n. The act of copulation in animals.
• n. The good manners regarded as characteristic of the aristocracy and conferred by heredity.
• n. Nurture; education; formation of manners.
• n. Descent; pedigree; extraction.
• n. (gay slang) Ejaculation inside the rectum during bareback anal sex, usually applied to gay pornography.
• adj. Of, relating to or used for breeding.
• v. present participle of breed.

encouragement

• n. The act of encouraging.
• n. Something that incites, supports, promotes, protects or advances; incentive.
• n. Words or actions that increase someone's confidence.
• n. The feeling of being encouraged.

enculturation

• n. The process by which an individual adopts the behaviour patterns of the culture in which he or she is…

fosterage

• n. The act of fostering another's child as if it were one's own.
• n. The act of caring for another human being or animal.
• n. The condition of being the foster child.
• n. The act of promoting or encouraging something.

nurture

• n. The act of nourishing or nursing; tender care; education; training.
• n. That which nourishes; food; diet.
• n. The environmental influences that contribute to the development of an individual; see also nature.
• v. To nourish or nurse.
• v. (figuratively, by extension) To encourage, especially the growth or development of something.

raising

• v. present participle of raise.
• n. Elevation.
• n. Nurturing; cultivation; providing sustenance and protection for a living thing from conception to maturity.
• n. Recruitment.
• n. Collection or gathering, especially of money.
• n. (US) The operation or work of setting up the frame of a building.
• n. The operation of embossing sheet metal, or of forming it into cup-shaped or hollow articles, by hammering,…

rearing

• v. present participle of rear.
• n. Act of raising young.

socialisation

• n. Alternative spelling of socialization.

socialization

• n. (sociology, psychology) The process of learning how to live in a way acceptable to one's own society,…
• n. The act of interacting with others, of being social.
• n. Taking under government control as implementing socialism.

upbringing

• n. The traits acquired during one's childhood training.
• n. The raising or training of a child.