Obs.–1 [as if ad. L. *fōtiōn-em, n. of action f. fovēre to cherish.] A cherishing.
1656. in Blount, Glossogr.
1668. Wilkins, Real Char., II. ix. § 2. 233. Action Vegetative…. 4. Fotion, cherishing, foster, foment, brood, Incubation, hatching.
1721–92. in Bailey.
