The difference between Foster and Hinder

When used as nouns, foster means a foster parent, whereas hinder means the buttocks.

When used as verbs, foster means to nurture or bring up offspring, or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child, whereas hinder means to make difficult to accomplish.

When used as adjectives, foster means providing parental care to children not related to oneself, whereas hinder means of or belonging to that part or end which is in the rear or hind, or which follows.

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  1. Foster as an adjective:

    Providing parental care to children not related to oneself.

    Examples:

    "foster parents"

  2. Foster as an adjective:

    Receiving such care.

    Examples:

    "a foster child"

  3. Foster as an adjective:

    Related by such care.

    Examples:

    "We are a foster family."

  1. Foster as a noun (countable, informal):

    A foster parent.

    Examples:

    "Some fosters end up adopting."

  2. Foster as a noun (uncountable):

    The care given to another; guardianship.

  1. Foster as a verb (transitive):

    To nurture or bring up offspring, or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child.

  2. Foster as a verb (transitive):

    To cultivate and grow something.

    Examples:

    "Our company fosters an appreciation for the arts."

  3. Foster as a verb (transitive):

    To nurse or cherish something.

  4. Foster as a verb (intransitive, obsolete):

    To be nurtured or trained up together.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Edmund Spenser"

  1. Foster as a noun (obsolete):

    A forester.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Edmund Spenser"

  1. Hinder as a verb (transitive):

    To make difficult to accomplish; to frustrate, act as obstacle.

    Examples:

    "A drought hinders the growth of plants."

  2. Hinder as a verb (ambitransitive):

    To keep back; to delay or impede; to prevent.

  3. Hinder as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To cause harm.

  1. Hinder as an adjective:

    Of or belonging to that part or end which is in the rear or hind, or which follows.

    Examples:

    "the hinder end of a wagon"

    "the hinder parts of a horse"

  2. Hinder as an adjective:

  1. Hinder as a noun (slang, euphemistic):

    The buttocks.

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