n.
Function: verb
1 to feed from the breast FF1C; decided to nurse her baby FF1E;
Synonyms: breast-feed, nourish, suckle
Related Words: bottle-feed
2 to promote the growth, development, or progress of FF1C; nursed the flame into a blaze FF1E;
Synonyms: cherish, cultivate, foster, nourish, nursle, nurture
Related Words: feed; advance, forward, further, promote; humor, indulge, pamper
Contrasted Words: check, hold back, retard, slow
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Synonyms: MINISTER (to), care (for), mother, serve, wait (on)