What is the meaning of Foster?

Foster is a masculine given name
  • Anglo-Saxon, English: Of the Woods, Forest
  • English: From a surname which has several different origins: "foster-child" or "foster-parent" (Old English); "shearer" (Old French); "forester" (Old French); "saddle-tree maker" (Old French)
Joan Ellis
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APAJoan Ellis. (2011). foster. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/foster/definitions/1376641
ChicagoJoan Ellis. 2011. "foster" http://smartdefine.org/foster/definitions/1376641 (accessed September 20, 2026).
HarvardJoan Ellis 2011, foster, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/foster/definitions/1376641>.
MLAJoan Ellis. "foster" 25 February 2011. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/foster/definitions/1376641>
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