1. (noun)raising, rearing, nurture the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child Synonyms: raising, nurture, fostering, lift, rearing, breeding, bringing up, upbringing, fosterage, elevation
2. (verb)breeding, bringing up, fostering, fosterage, nurture, raising, rearing, upbringing helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community Synonyms: rearing, education, breeding, fostering, nurture, facts of life, gentility, upbringing, training, bringing up, elevation, procreation, lift, raising, fosterage, reproduction, genteelness
3. (verb)foster, nurture help develop, help grow Synonyms: bring up, nurture, rear, sustain, foster, raise, nourish, parent, further
1. nurture To cherish is both to hold dear and to treat as dear. Mere unexpressed esteem would not be cherishing. In the marriage vow, "to love, honor, and cherish," the word cherish implies all that Synonyms: cherish, cheer, encourage, harbor, nurse, shelter, cling to, entertain, hold dear, nurture, treasure, comfort, foster, nourish, protect, value
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