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Search phrase: foster

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
As You Like ItAYL II.iii.40Which I did store to be my foster-nurseWhich I did store to be my foster Nurse,
King LearKL IV.iv.12Our foster-nurse of nature is repose,Our foster Nurse of Nature, is repose,
PericlesPer IV.iii.15To foster is not ever to preserve.to foster it, not euer to preserue,
Titus AndronicusTit II.iii.153Some say that ravens foster forlorn childrenSome say, that Rauens foster forlorne children,

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Glossary

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alms-drinkdregs of drink given away in charity; or: drink taken in charity [to foster reconciliation]
bearencourage with false hopes, foster expectation in
cherishsupport, foster, sustain
emboldenmake more bold, encourage, foster
flatterencourage, foster [false] hope
foster upbring up, nurse, nourish
foster-nursenurse who brings up someone else's child as her own
lodgeharbour, entertain, foster

Thesaurus

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expectation, fosterbear
fostercherish
fosterembolden
fosterlodge
foster [false] hopeflatter
foster expectation inbear

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
FOSTERBASICfoster v, fostering adj
FOSTERPEOPLEfoster-nurse n

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