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amuma [a.mú.ma.] : foster (v.); nurture (v.)
Synonyms: alima
Related words: matuto

Derivatives of amuma


Glosses:
foster
n. (person)1. foster, stephen collins foster, stephen fosterUnited States songwriter whose songs embody the sentiment of the South before the American Civil War (1826-1864).
~ ballad maker, songster, songwritera composer of words or music for popular songs.
v. (social)2. foster, furtherpromote the growth of.; "Foster our children's well-being and education"
~ encourage, promote, further, boost, advancecontribute to the progress or growth of.; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"
v. (social)3. fosterbring up under fosterage; of children.
~ parent, bring up, nurture, rear, raisebring up.; "raise a family"; "bring up children"
v. (communication)4. foster, nurturehelp develop, help grow.; "nurture his talents"
~ patronage, keep going, patronise, patronize, supportbe a regular customer or client of.; "We patronize this store"; "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could"
~ encourageinspire with confidence; give hope or courage to.
~ serve well, servepromote, benefit, or be useful or beneficial to.; "Art serves commerce"; "Their interests are served"; "The lake serves recreation"; "The President's wisdom has served the country well"
adj. 5. foster, surrogateproviding or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties.; "foster parent"; "foster child"; "foster home"; "surrogate father"
~ adoptiveof parents and children; related by adoption.; "adoptive parents"
nurture
n. (attribute)1. nurture, raising, rearingthe properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child.
~ upbringingproperties acquired during a person's formative years.
n. (act)2. breeding, bringing up, fosterage, fostering, nurture, raising, rearing, upbringinghelping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community.; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important"
~ acculturation, enculturation, socialisation, socializationthe adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture.; "the socialization of children to the norms of their culture"
v. (social)3. bring up, nurture, parent, raise, rearbring up.; "raise a family"; "bring up children"
~ fledgefeed, care for, and rear young birds for flight.
~ cradlebring up from infancy.
~ grow upbecome an adult.
~ fosterbring up under fosterage; of children.
v. (consumption)4. nourish, nurture, sustainprovide with nourishment.; "We sustained ourselves on bread and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children"
~ cater, ply, provide, supplygive what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance.; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests"
~ carrybe able to feed.; "This land will carry ten cows to the acre"