Cherish: alternatives and connections

Proceeding from affection; indicating love; tender; as, the affectionate care of a parent; affectionate countenance, message, language.

The act attaching, or state of being attached; close adherence or affection; fidelity; regard; an/ passion of affection that binds a p…

Fig.: To oblige, restrain, or hold, by authority, law, duty, promise, vow, affection, or other moral tie; as, to bind the conscience;…

Nurture; education; formation of manners.

An act of endearment; any act or expression of affection; an embracing, or touching, with tenderness.

To treat with too great tenderness; to fondle; to indulge; to pamper.

silky envelope spun by the larvae of many insects to protect pupas and by spiders to protect eggs

To treat with excessive tenderness; to pamper.

An official commissioned to reside in some foreign country, to care for the commercial interests of the citizens of the appointing gov…

To attempt to attract the notice, admiration, or love of; to treat with a show of tenderness or regard, with a view to deceive and dis…

An inflammatory affection of the larynx or trachea, accompanied by a hoarse, ringing cough and stridulous, difficult breathing; esp.,…

To treat with tenderness.

Like a father in affection and care; paternal; tender; protecting; careful.

To regard with kindness; to support; to aid, or to have the disposition to aid, or to wish success to; to be propitious to; to counten…

To treat or handle with tenderness or in a loving manner; to caress; as, a nurse fondles a child.

Relating to nourishment; affording, receiving, or sharing nourishment or nurture; -- applied to father, mother, child, brother, etc.,…

helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important"

helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important"