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fostering vs enculturation

enculturation vs fostering

fostering and enculturation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fostering Yes No No No
enculturation Yes No No No
As nouns, enculturation is a hypernym of fostering; that is, enculturation is a word with a broader meaning than fostering:
  • fostering: 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 fostering include acculturation, socialisation, socialization.
fostering (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 fostering and enculturation

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