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verb
To hold and turn over in the mind
Synonyms: nourishing, harboring, bearing
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adjective
Acting as a nurse
Synonyms: fostering, cherishing, watching over, caring for, attending, devoting oneself to, bringing-up
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adjective
Gaining nourishment by suckling
Synonyms: taking nourishment, sucking, milking, feeding, suckling
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verb
Maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
Synonyms: nurturing, suckling, feeding, fostering, nourishing, harboring, entertaining, sucking, tending, succoring, rearing, raising, fathering, holding, cherishing, fomenting, encouraging, caring, attending, cultivating
Antonyms: neglecting, ignoring
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noun
Nourishing at the breast
Synonyms: nurse's training, profession of a nurse, duties of a nurse, health-care, breast-feeding, healing, treating
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verb
To provide medical care
Synonyms: taking, vaccinating, inoculating, irradiating, medicating, aiding
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verb
To manage or guide carefully; look after with care; foster:
Synonyms: nurturing