To sustain (a living organism) with food

• feed

  1. To give food to; supply with nourishment:
  2. To provide as food or nourishment:
  3. To serve as food for:

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  1. To give food to; supply with nourishment:
  2. To provide as food or nourishment:
  3. To serve as food for:

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To promote and sustain the development of

• nurture

  1. The action of raising or caring for offspring:
  2. The sum of environmental influences and conditions acting on an organism, especially in contrast to heredity.
  3. The fostering or overseeing of the development of something:

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  1. The action of raising or caring for offspring:
  2. The sum of environmental influences and conditions acting on an organism, especially in contrast to heredity.
  3. The fostering or overseeing of the development of something:

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• nurse

  1. A person trained to provide medical care for the sick or disabled, especially one who is licensed and works in a hospital or physician's office.
  2. A person employed to take care of a young child.
  3. A woman employed to suckle children other than her own; a wet nurse.

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  1. A person trained to provide medical care for the sick or disabled, especially one who is licensed and works in a hospital or physician's office.
  2. A person employed to take care of a young child.
  3. A woman employed to suckle children other than her own; a wet nurse.

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• foster

  1. To bring up; nurture:
  2. To promote the growth and development of; cultivate:
  3. To nurse; cherish:

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  1. To bring up; nurture:
  2. To promote the growth and development of; cultivate:
  3. To nurse; cherish:

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• cultivate

  1. To improve and prepare (land), as by plowing or fertilizing, for raising crops; till.
  2. To loosen or dig soil around (growing plants).
  3. To grow or tend (a plant or crop).

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  1. To improve and prepare (land), as by plowing or fertilizing, for raising crops; till.
  2. To loosen or dig soil around (growing plants).
  3. To grow or tend (a plant or crop).

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To hold and turn over in the mind

• nurse

  1. A person trained to provide medical care for the sick or disabled, especially one who is licensed and works in a hospital or physician's office.
  2. A person employed to take care of a young child.
  3. A woman employed to suckle children other than her own; a wet nurse.

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  1. A person trained to provide medical care for the sick or disabled, especially one who is licensed and works in a hospital or physician's office.
  2. A person employed to take care of a young child.
  3. A woman employed to suckle children other than her own; a wet nurse.

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• harbor

  1. A sheltered part of a body of water deep enough to provide anchorage for ships.
  2. A place of shelter; a refuge.
  3. To give shelter to:

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  1. A sheltered part of a body of water deep enough to provide anchorage for ships.
  2. A place of shelter; a refuge.
  3. To give shelter to:

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• bear

  1. To carry (something) on one's person from one place to another:
  2. To move from one place to another while containing or supporting (something); convey or transport:
  3. To cause to move by or with steady pressure; push:

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  1. To carry (something) on one's person from one place to another:
  2. To move from one place to another while containing or supporting (something); convey or transport:
  3. To cause to move by or with steady pressure; push:

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