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Foster
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Foster may refer to:
People Edit
- Foster (surname)
- Foster Brooks (1912–2001), American actor
- Foster Moreau (born 1997), American football player
- Foster Sarell (born 1998), American football player
- John Foster Dulles (1888–1959), American diplomat and politician
- Sterling Foster Black (1924–1996), American lawyer
- Jodie Foster (born 1962), American actor
Places Edit
- Australia
- Canada
- Foster, Quebec, a village, now part of the town of Brome Lake
- United Kingdom
- Foster Mill, in Cambridge, England
- United States
- Foster (CTA), elevated transit station in Evanston, Illinois, USA
- Foster, California (disambiguation)
- Foster, Indiana
- Foster, Kentucky
- Foster, Washtenaw County, Michigan
- Foster, Minnesota
- Foster, Missouri
- Foster, Nebraska
- Foster, Oklahoma
- Foster, Oregon
- Foster, Rhode Island
- Foster Township, Michigan
- Foster, Wisconsin (disambiguation)
- Foster, Clark County, Wisconsin, a town
- Foster, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community
- Foster City, California
- Foster Township (disambiguation)
Child care Edit
- Foster care, the modern system of placing children in state custody in the homes of temporary caregivers
- Fosterage, the sometimes historical practice of children being raised by families not their own
Arts, entertainment, and media Edit
Fictional characters Edit
- Foster, a dog on General Hospital from 1994 to 1998
- Foster, one of The Fuzzpaws, puppets on the Canadian channel YTV
- Court Foster, a character in the film The Man in the Moon (1991)
- Madame Foster and Francis "Frankie" Foster, recurring characters of the animated show Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends. The latter being the former's granddaughter
Literature Edit
- "Foster" (short story), by Claire Keegan, 2010
- Ellen Foster, 1987 novel by American author Kaye Gibbons
Other art, entertainment, and media Edit
- Foster (film), a 2011 British comedy-drama film written and directed by Jonathan Newman
- Foster the People, an American rock band named after its lead singer Mark Foster
- Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, animated television series
Brands and companies Edit
- Foster and Partners, an architectural firm
- Foster, Rastrick and Company, British steam locomotive manufacturer
- Foster's Group, Australian beer producer
- William Foster & Co., British agricultural machinery company
Science and technology Edit
- Foster's reactance theorem, theorem in electrical engineering
- Foster's rule (island rule), principle in evolutionary biology
- Foster's theorem, theorem in probability theory
- Foster, a 6-row malting barley variety
- Foster (crater), a small lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon
- Fostering (falconry), bird breeding technique for its introduction into nature
Food Edit
- Bananas Foster, a dessert of bananas and vanilla ice cream, with a caramelized liquor-based sauce.