Synonyms for care for

verb

1. To look after

   provide for, attend to, nurse; see guard 2, raise 2, support 5.

2. To like

   be fond of, hold dear, prize; see cherish 1, like 1, 2, love 1.

3. To want

   desire, yearn for, wish for, have an inclination for; see like 3, want 1.