Word: fosterages
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: fo
ster
a
ges
Definition: Plural of fosterage; encouragement; aiding the development of something
Morphemes:
Affix: foster
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To nurture or bring up offspring, or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child.
Affix: -age
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: forming nouns of a state or relationship
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -āticum
Language: la
Decoded: -aticum
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns indicating pertinence to the root verb or noun.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).