foster care vs care

care vs foster care

foster care and care both are nouns.

foster care is not a verb while care is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
foster care	Yes	No	No	No
care	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, care is a hypernym of foster care; that is, care is a word with a broader meaning than foster care:

foster care: supervised care for delinquent or neglected children usually in an institution or substitute home
care: attention and management implying responsibility for safety

Other hypernyms of foster care include charge, guardianship, tutelage.

foster care (noun)	care (noun)
supervised care for delinquent or neglected children usually in an institution or substitute home	activity involved in maintaining something in good working order
	the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
	attention and management implying responsibility for safety
	judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger
	a cause for feeling concern
	an anxious feeling

foster care (verb)	care (verb)
	to hope, to desire or to prefer to have something, or to do something
	feel concern or interest
	be concerned with
	be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
	provide care for

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