raising vs fosterage

raising and fosterage both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
raising	Yes	Yes	No	No
fosterage	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, raising and fosterage are synonyms defined as:

raising and fosterage: helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community

Other synonyms of raising include breeding, bringing up, fostering, nurture, rearing, upbringing.

raising (noun)	fosterage (noun)
helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community	helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child	encouragement; aiding the development of something
the event of something being raised upward

raising (adjective)	fosterage (adjective)
increasing in quantity or value