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Raising another family's child
Fosterage, the practice of a family bringing up a child not their own, differs from adoption in that the child's parents, not the foster-parents, remain
Fosterage
Adoption of pets that have been abandoned by previous owners
Pet adoption is one way to provide a home for animals in need, which is different from purchasing a pet from a breeder or pet store. Common sources for
Pet_adoption
Scáth, Scáthach nUanaind, Skatha", p. 334 O'Donnell (2025) "Ch. 2. §The fosterage in Alba", p. 64T et seqq. Nagy (1985), p. 102, n13 apud Dooley (1994)
Irish_mythology
Female figure in Irish mythology
the fosterage before going in a ship or vessel, you will come safe and prosperous without danger from waves and billows. If you tell of the fosterage (before
Ethniu
Celtic warrior bands of legend
freeborn young men, often from the Gaelic nobility of Ireland, "who had left fosterage but had not yet inherited the property needed to settle down as full landowning
Fianna
Housing for unmarried pregnant women
registry (US) Uniform Adoption Act (US) History Adoption in ancient Rome Fosterage Controversial violations of rights in adoption or child custody List of
Mother_and_Baby_Home
Magical mist in Irish mythology
possessor". An example of usage occurs in the Altram Tige Dá Medar ("Fosterage of the House of Two Milk-Vessels"), where Manannán mac Lir makes an assignment
Féth_fíada
Family relationship
Press. ISBN 9780788504907. Bremmer, Jan (1976-01-01). "Avunculate and Fosterage". Journal of Indo-European Studies. 5 (1): 65–78. Kosven, M. O. (1948)
Avunculate
Professional rank in Gaelic Irish society
ISBN 9781402738241. Retrieved 15 August 2022. Ginnell, Laurence (1894). "Fosterage in Ancient Ireland". The Brehon Laws: A Legal Handbook. Library Ireland
Ollam
Term for former students of a school
Latin, alumnus is a legal term (Roman law) to describe a child placed in fosterage. According to John Boswell, the word "is nowhere defined in relation to
Alumni
King of Leinster in Ireland
the monastery of St. Caomhán at Kilcavan near Gorey, County Wexford. Fosterage was common practice in Medieval Ireland, with some aristocrats being fostered
Domhnall_Caomhánach
Icelandic historian, poet and politician (1179–1241)
in Oddi, Iceland. Key to his political and cultural education was his fosterage at Oddi, which resulted from a settlement regarding his father's legal
Snorri_Sturluson
Irish poet (1939–2013)
for all that, his place in our literature is secure." Heaney's poem "Fosterage", in the sequence "Singing School", from North (1975), is dedicated to
Seamus_Heaney
Irish pirate and chieftain (c. 1530–1603)
and Clare Island, but she may have been fostered by another family, as fosterage was traditional among the Gaelic nobility of Ireland. O'Malley was married
Grace_O'Malley
Irish clan chief and military leader (1572–1602)
foster-father, who gave him much independence. Ultimately Hugh Roe's fosterage did not engender much loyalty in his foster-families. Hugh McHugh Dubh
Hugh_Roe_O'Donnell
Pantheon of pre-Christian Ireland
Tuireann). The Q-Celtic ancestors of the Irish. Altram Tige Dá Medar ("The Fosterage of Two-Bucket House") Called "Tale of Curchóg" by O'Curry, Atlantis III
Tuatha_Dé_Danann
significant source of slaves. A healthy exposed infant might be taken in for fosterage or adoption by a family, but even this practice could treat the child
Slavery_in_ancient_Rome
Symbol in Irish mythology and literature
Mythology. Dobs, Maighréad Ní C. (1930), "Altromh Tighi da Medar" [The Fosterage of the House of the Two Goblets], Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie
Silver_Branch
Priestly class in ancient Celtic cultures
2402 = dī (leg. tri) drúid insin ┐ a teóra mná, TBC² 1767." Parkes, "Fosterage, Kinship, & Legend", Cambridge University Press, Comparative Studies in
Druid
Irish god
html#55 The Second Battle of Moytura Section 125 The Book of Fermoy "The Fosterage off the House of the Two Pails" The St. Gall Incantations. Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus
Goibniu
Cellachán, and says that he baptized the boy before he took him into fosterage. The story of Columba's upbringing had undergone further expansion by
Cruithnechán
Conventional division in Irish mythology
Google Books. Dobbs, Margaret E. (1929). "Altrom Tighi da Meadar" [The Fosterage of the House of Two Goblets] (snippet). Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie
Mythological_Cycle
Kinship group among the Scottish people
royal or burgh court. Fosterage and manrent were the most important forms of social bonding in the clans. In the case of fosterage, the chief's children
Scottish_clan
Christian missionary, bishop, and saint
accept gifts from kings placed him outside the normal ties of kinship, fosterage and affinity. He says that he was on one occasion beaten, robbed of all
Saint_Patrick
Scottish army officer (c. 1580 – 1661)
early age, Alexander was fostered out to the Campbells of Glenorchy. The fosterage bond was strong and still written about by Leslie into the 1640s. Indeed
Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven
Alexander_Leslie,_1st_Earl_of_Leven
Danish thriller television series
Pernille. Linda, Henrik learn Melissa has no family, My could enter fosterage. Lea checks Kim's phone calls. Kim's lawyer, John meets Frederik. John
Those Who Kill (2019 TV series)
Those_Who_Kill_(2019_TV_series)
Irish-Spanish soldier (1606–1642)
Colonel Hugh Albert O'Donnell, 2nd Earl of Tyrconnell (c. October 1606 – 1 July 1642), was an Irish-Spanish nobleman who served in the Spanish military
Hugh O'Donnell, 2nd Earl of Tyrconnell
Hugh_O'Donnell,_2nd_Earl_of_Tyrconnell
Norse mythical character
father, but the later Prose Edda states that Odin is his father. Since fosterage of hero figures by giantesses is a common trope in Norse folklore, Hymir
Hroðr
Scottish soldier and Jacobite
by Sir Walter Scott and Robert Louis Stevenson. In accordance with the fosterage customs of the Highland clans, Allan Stewart and his brothers grew up
Allan_Breck_Stewart
Mythical character
Invasions"), Cían gives the boy Lugh to Tailtiu, queen of the Fir Bolg, in fosterage. His brothers are Cu, Cethen, and Miach, sons of Dian Cecht, according
Cian
Irish god of skills and the arts
Gabála Érenn, Cian gives the boy to Tailtiu, queen of the Fir Bolg, in fosterage. In the Dindsenchas, Lugh, the foster-son of Tailtiu, is described as
Lugh
Irish mythological figure
the Dagda. Donn is the father of Diarmuid Ua Duibhne, whom he gave in fosterage to the god of youth, Aengus mac Óg, to raise. Folklore about Donn survived
Donn
Character in A Song of Ice and Fire and Game of Thrones
Ned bid Benjen and his father, Rickard, farewell as he departs for his fosterage at the Vale. In the following episode, "Blood of My Blood", Bran briefly
Ned_Stark
life chances. Wet-nursing had become common by the fifteenth century. Fosterage was common among Highland clan leaders. From the age of three children
Childhood in Scotland in the Middle Ages
Childhood_in_Scotland_in_the_Middle_Ages
Irish monastic saint and explorer (circa 484-577)
Broen-finn or 'fair-drop'. For five years he was both educated and given in fosterage to St. Íte of Killeedy, "The Brigid of Munster". When he was six he was
Brendan_the_Navigator
Relationship focused on raising children
follow them to the other parent's house. Allomothering in humans Family Fosterage Joint custody Shared earning/shared parenting marriage Shared parenting
Coparenting
French historian of Classical history
Adoption et fosterage". Annales. 56 (2): 402–405. doi:10.1017/S0395264900032777. Shaw, Brent D. (2004). "Review of Adoption et Fosterage". The Journal
Mireille_Corbier
Islamic concept of marriage
marriage contract Polygamy in Islam Rada (fiqh), prohibited marriage due to fosterage (Islamic) or suckling Salat al-Istikharah, a prayer for seeking decisions
Marriage_in_Islam
Ethnic group in West Africa
Cornell University Press. Moran, Mary H. 1992. "Civilized Servants: Child Fosterage and Training for Status Among the Glebo of Liberia." In Hansen, Karen
Grebo_people
Type of fostering allegiance formed during nursing by a non-biological mother
Soldiers Once... And Young. New York: Random House. Parkes, Peter. 2004. 'Fosterage. Kinship, and Legend: When Milk Was Thicker than Blood?', Comparataive
Milk_kinship
1013–1042 empire in Northwest Europe
their reconciliation in Denmark in 1023, with an exchange of sons for fosterage and Thorkell becoming Cnut's regent in Denmark, suggests that Thorkell
North_Sea_Empire
Archaeological culture in the Pontic steppe circa 3300 BCE
S2CID 202354040 Olsen, Birgit A. (11 May 2023). "Marriage Strategies and Fosterage among the Indo-Europeans: A Linguistic Perspective". In Kristiansen, Kristian;
Yamnaya_culture
Sea god in Irish mythology
MacQuarrie (2004). Dobs, Maighréad Ní C. (1930). "Altromh Tighi da Medar" [The Fosterage of the House of the Two Goblets]. Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie
Manannán_mac_Lir
Irish king (died 480)
list. Conall son of Niall was nicknamed Cremthainne (possibly denoting fosterage among the Uí Chremthainn of Airgialla), to distinguish him from his brother
Conall_Cremthainne
Irish god of youth, love, and poetic inspiration
of life time passes slowly and vitality seems to be permanent". In The Fosterage of the House of the Two Pails, a similar story is related in which Manannán
Aengus
Indian tawaif
Retrieved 2026-02-22. Khwaja, Sehar (2018). [2]Khwaja, Sehar (2018). "Fosterage and Motherhood in the Mughal Harem: Intimate Relations and the Political
Nur_Bai
Legal system of early medieval Ireland
Senchus Mor Part II. Law of Distress (completed); Laws of Hostage-Sureties, Fosterage, Saer-Stock Tenure, Daer-Stock Tenure, and of Social Connexions, vol. 2
Early_Irish_law
Grand Wazir of the Mughal Empire
Har-Anand Publications. ISBN 978-81-241-0522-1.[dead link] Khwaja, Sehar. "Fosterage and Motherhood in the Mughal Harem: Intimate Relations and the Political
List_of_Mughal_grand_viziers
Otherworld realm in Irish mythology
Encyclopedia of Celtic Mythology and Folklore. Checkmark Books. "The Fosterage of the House of the Two Pails". www.ancienttexts.org. Dillon, Myles (2003)
Tír_na_nÓg
Irish mythological character
of Irish Biography section, Conall Cernach O'Donnell, Thomas (2025). Fosterage in Medieval Ireland: An Emotional History. Routledge. pp. 41–42. ISBN 978-1041179641
Findchóem
Topics referred to by the same term
placing children in state custody in the homes of temporary caregivers Fosterage, the sometimes historical practice of children being raised by families
Foster
Daughter of the king Cathaír Mór
goddess of Sovereignty. In The Melodies of Buchet's House, Eithne was in fosterage to Buchet when her numerous brothers came and stole his cattleherds. Buchet
Eithne_Tháebfhota
1975 poetry collection by Seamus Heaney
2. A Constable Calls 3. Orange Drums, Tyrone, 1966 4. Summer 1969 5. Fosterage 6. Exposure Bog bodies inspire four poems in this volume: "Bog Queen"
North_(poetry_collection)
Culinary traditions of Ireland
(2008). Child-centred law in medieval Ireland. Chonaill, B. N. (1997). Fosterage: Child-rearing in medieval Ireland. History Ireland, 5(1), 28-31. Stokes
Irish_cuisine
Queen of England (died c. 1001)
respectively. Some of these sons seem to have spent part of their childhood in fosterage elsewhere, possibly with Æthelred's mother Ælfthryth. Edmund Ironside
Ælfgifu_of_York
Irish folkloric figure
Agallamh na Seanoach (12th century). In Altram Tighe Dá Mheadar (The Fosterage of the House of the Two Drinking Vessels), Finnbarr Meadha is one of the
Finvarra
Name list
back to his father, who gives him to his brother, Gavida the smith, in fosterage. The boy (identified in the tale only as the "heir of Mac Kineely") who
Biróg
2000 torture and murder of a child
France with her and arrange for their education; this sort of informal fosterage is common in the family's society. Victoria was apparently happy to be
Murder_of_Victoria_Climbié
Irish philologist and antiquary
Mor Part II : Law of Distress (completed); Laws of Hostage-Sureties, Fosterage, Saer-Stock Tenure. Daer-Stock Tenure, and of Social Connexions, vol. 2
Eugene_O'Curry
10th-century King of Norway and Northumbria
According to Heimskringla and Egils saga, Eric spent much of his childhood in fosterage with the hersir Thórir son of Hróald. Of his adolescent years, a remarkable
Eric_Bloodaxe
13th-century French Arthurian literary cycle
Merlin assisting Uther's bedding of Ygraine to conceive Arthur, Arthur's fosterage under Antor/Ector, father of Kay; up to the "Sword in the Stone" episode
Lancelot-Grail_Cycle
Pre-1607 Gaelic political and social order of Ireland
fifteen for girls and eighteen for boys, the respective ages at which fosterage ended. Upon marriage, the families of the bride and bridegroom were expected
Gaelic_Ireland
Ethnic group
Dargo, Muira, Gapsh, Syurga. Utsmi usually sent a newborn son to them for fosterage to cement a political alliance. The capital of the Utsmiate was Kala Koreysh
Kaitags
Irish earl (c. 1550–1616)
Abingdon: Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-90143-3. FitzSimons, Fiona (2001). "Fosterage and Gossipred in Late Medieval Ireland: Some new evidence". In Duffy,
Hugh_O'Neill,_Earl_of_Tyrone
Grouping of Irish myths
warrior aristocracy. Bonds between aristocratic families are cemented by fosterage of each other's children. Wealth is reckoned in cattle. Warfare mainly
Ulster_Cycle
Academic discipline
did not internalize a completely murderous superego. Longer swaddling, fosterage, outside wetnursing, oblation of children to monasteries and nunneries
Psychohistory
Maroon ethnic group of Suriname and French Guiana
Saramaka. They treat problems ranging from conflicts concerning marriage or fosterage to land disputes, political succession, or major crimes. These same problems
Saramaka
Legal traditions regarding Muslim Family law
radaʿa ("he sucked the breast of his mother"). Often it is translated as "fosterage" or "milk kinship". The concept of radāʿ derives from Islamic and pre-Islamic
Islamic_family_jurisprudence
Coin placed in or on the mouth of the dead
allusion with a simile — "words imposing on my tongue like obols" — in the "Fosterage" section of his long poem Singing School: The speaker associates himself
Charon's_obol
the father. Among the elite of Highland society, there was a system of fosterage that created similar links to those of godparenthood. It was common, particularly
Childhood in early modern Scotland
Childhood_in_early_modern_Scotland
Irish mythological figure
Penguin. The Irish text is available at the Corpus of Electronic Texts. The Fosterage of the House of the Two Pails De Chopur in dá Muccida, the "Quarrel of
Bodb_Derg
Norwegian painter (1876–1926)
Sebastian Karsten. His daughter Alise was born in 1909 and raised in fosterage, until she later moved to Copenhagen to join her father and stepmother
Ludvig_Karsten
French romance poem
Watanabe (2022), p. 10 This is not revealed until after the cowherd's fosterage. vv. 187–269 Hist. litt. (1852), pp. 830–831. Micha (1990) v. 738–1117
Guillaume_de_Palerme
Irish mythological hero
and the name is given to him by Ceat mac Mágach. Ceat takes Sédana into fosterage and gives him to his own foster parents, Srían and Gabur, to nurse; they
Cú_Chulainn
Companion and adopted son of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
customary practice recognized kinship relations not based on blood ties: fosterage (having nursed from the same woman) was one such relationship; the question
Zayd_ibn_Haritha_al-Kalbi
Irish writer
bodied forth in perfectly pondered images and rhythms". Heaney's poem Fosterage, in the sequence Singing School from North (1975) is dedicated to him
Michael_McLaverty
Irish language scholar
Senchus Mor Part II: Law of Distress (completed); Laws of Hostage-Sureties, Fosterage, Saer-Stock Tenure. Daer-Stock Tenure, and of Social Connexions, vol. 2
John_O'Donovan_(scholar)
Body of Islamic law surrounding marriage contracts
foster relations in English is not permitted, although the concept of "fosterage" is not the same as is implied by the English word. The relationship is
Islamic_marital_jurisprudence
Irish phrase describing cultural assimilation of Norman invaders into Gaelic society
thoughts and ways this 'more than Irish' tribe; For still they clung to fosterage, to breitheamh, cloak and bard: What king dare say to Geraldine, 'Your
More Irish than the Irish themselves
More_Irish_than_the_Irish_themselves
Landholder in Derby, England in 1065/1066
during the conflict. Walter's first son, William, died young, while in fosterage at the court of King William II "Rufus", and was buried in Lincoln Cathedral
Walter_D'Aincourt
Swedish television series
uncle Palle to lure Olle into Monika's trap. Supports Jimmy. Goes into fosterage after Josefin becomes erratic. Bahador Foladi as Daniel: Strömstad police
The_Machinery
American journalist
Wisconsin Press, 2012. Mouser, Bruce L. "Taylor and Smith: Benevolent Fosterage." Past, Present & Future: The Magazine of the La Crosse County Historical
George_Edwin_Taylor
Irish noblewoman and poet
latter being the language of their letters). The ancient Irish custom of fosterage, whereby children of the gentry were brought up in their formative years
Eibhlín_Dubh_Ní_Chonaill
Solomon Islands, prefer that children move between different households. Fosterage is viewed as a way to create and maintain close personal relations, and
Cultural variations in adoption
Cultural_variations_in_adoption
1998 book by Seamus Heaney
Fear", "A Constable Calls", "Orange Drums, Tyrone, 1966", "Summer 1969", "Fosterage", "Exposure") Field Work 1979 "Oysters", "Triptych" ("After a Killing"
Opened Ground: Poems 1966–1996
Opened_Ground:_Poems_1966–1996
1831 fairy tale by Alexander Pushkin
близнецов")". In: Русская речь. 2000. № 3, pp. 99–100. Parkes, Peter (2004). "Fosterage, Kinship, and Legend: When Milk Was Thicker than Blood?". Comparative
The_Tale_of_Tsar_Saltan
Historical era in Ireland
who identifies Oistín as Barith's foster-son. It seems, however, that fosterage was another method used by the Norsemen to forge alliances with native
Early_Scandinavian_Dublin
High King of Ireland from 1258 to 1260
discussed what to do, Goffraid's youngest brother, Donnell Og, returned from fosterage and was conferred the chieftainship of Tyrconnell. He refused to submit
Brian O'Neill (High-King of Ireland)
Brian_O'Neill_(High-King_of_Ireland)
Ban of Bosnia
She insisted immediately on bringing her to the Hungarian court for fosterage. Stephen was reluctant at first, but eventually dispatched Elizabeth.
Stephen_II,_Ban_of_Bosnia
Grand Prince of Kabardia
the Kuban with Sopelen-Sultan, having accepted the latter's son into fosterage, though Kireev stated that Batoqo "would not go over to the Crimean side
Batoqo_of_Kabardia
Town of ancient Lydia
had about 20 people, 3 of whom were foster children, "indicating that fosterage was a very widespread social institution" in the area. Infant mortality
Dideiphyta
Historic mediative and judicial role in Gaelic culture
distraint of property for the satisfaction of debt, also laws related fosterage, tenure and social connections. In the law tract Cetharslicht Athgabdla
Brehon
Mountains in south County Down. Bynames like his can refer to a region or to fosterage and there may be a connection to the Uí Bairrche of Leinster in his byname
Bécc_Bairrche_mac_Blathmaic
Empress Consort of India ([[floruit|fl.]] 1768)
Guide. ABC-CLIO. p. 468. ISBN 978-1-57607-091-8. Khwaja, Sehar (2018). "Fosterage and Motherhood in the Mughal Harem: Intimate Relations and the Political
Qudsia_Begum
Irish king
tribute. It was at this point that an 18-year-old Domhnall Óg returned from fosterage among Clann Suibhne in Scotland to succeed Gofraidh. Due to the influence
Donnell_Óg_O'Donnell
Sicilian fairy tale
Le Conteur Breton (in Breton). Lefournier. pp. 3–63. Parkes, Peter. "Fosterage, Kinship, and Legend: When Milk Was Thicker than Blood?". In: Comparative
The Dancing Water, the Singing Apple, and the Speaking Bird
The_Dancing_Water,_the_Singing_Apple,_and_the_Speaking_Bird
First century BCE Roman soldier
be placed in the context of other Celtic social institutions such as fosterage and political alliance through marriage. Among the Celtic and Germanic
Publius Licinius Crassus (son of triumvir)
Publius_Licinius_Crassus_(son_of_triumvir)
Overview of and topical guide to adoption
wedlock, accompanied by more babies being put up for adoption. Fosterage – Fosterage, the practice of a family bringing up a child not their own, differs
Outline_of_adoption
overseen by Bishop Thomas O'Herlahy, to whom he may have been given in fosterage, in the monastery founded by Saint Ailbe of Emly. Consecrated as Bishop
Thomas_O'Herlahy
Legal codes of the Celtic cultural area
public, might indicate that fosterage practices were widespread. This would seem to be supported by the fact that fosterage was important in both early
Celtic_law
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Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Brilliant; Sparkling
Boy/Male
British, English
Gift; Given; Rewarded
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Japanese, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Sikh, Tamil, Telugu, Traditional
Friend; Flower; Natural; Everywhere; The Loved One; Strong; God; Close Friend; Peacefulness Heart
Girl/Female
Biblical
Hiding, binding.
Girl/Female
German, Swedish
Will; Liking; To Rule; Battle
Boy/Male
Latin
Fervent.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Having been taught, Enlightened
Girl/Female
Irish
Fire.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Heaven
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Name of a reciter of Quran
FOSTERAGE
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n.
The care of a foster child; the charge of nursing.