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fosterage vs enculturation

enculturation vs fosterage

fosterage and enculturation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fosterage Yes No No No
enculturation Yes No No No
As nouns, enculturation is a hypernym of fosterage; that is, enculturation is a word with a broader meaning than fosterage:
  • fosterage: helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
  • enculturation: the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture
Other hypernyms of fosterage include acculturation, socialisation, socialization.
fosterage (noun) enculturation (noun)
helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture
encouragement; aiding the development of something
Difference between fosterage and enculturation

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