fosterage

Plural: fosterages

Noun

• encouragement; aiding the development of something
• helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
• The act of fostering another's child as if it were one's own.
• The act of caring for another human being or animal.
• The condition of being the foster child.
• The act of promoting or encouraging something.

Synonyms

breeding, bringing up, fostering, nurture, raising, rearing, upbringing