providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties; "foster parent"; "foster child"; "foster home"; "surrogate father"
help develop, help grow; "nurture his talents"
bring up under fosterage; of children
promote the growth of; "Foster our children's well-being and education"
United States songwriter whose songs embody the sentiment of the South before the American Civil War (1826-1864)
HEARTEN
give encouragement to
IMPEL
cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship"
urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate
NURTURE
help develop, help grow; "nurture his talents"
provide with nourishment; "We sustained ourselves on bread and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children"
bring up; "raise a family"; "bring up children"
helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important"
the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child
SPURON
URGE
push for something; "The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day"
a strong restless desire; "why this urge to travel?"
an instinctive motive; "profound religious impulses"
force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies"
spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers"