fosterage vs preference

fosterage

noun
  • The act of promoting or encouraging something. 

  • The act of fostering another's child as if it were one's own. 

  • The act of caring for another human being or animal. 

  • The condition of being the foster child. 

preference

noun
  • The state of being preferred over others. 

  • The option to so select, and the one selected. 

  • The selection of one thing or person over others (with the main adposition being "for" in relation to the thing or person, but possibly also "of") 

  • Preferans, a card game, principally played in Eastern Europe. 

  • A strong liking or personal valuation. 

  • A preferential bias; partiality; discrimination. 

verb
  • To give preferential treatment to; to give a preference to. 

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