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| attend |
to provide care for. [1/8 definitions] |
| cherish |
to foster tenderly; care for. [1/3 definitions] |
| colony collapse disorder |
an event in which all or most of the worker bees of a hive disappear, leaving in the hive the queen, the immature bees, and some adult bees to care for the immature bees, and the honey. |
| conservator |
in law, one designated to care for the person and property of someone declared incompetent to do so. [1/2 definitions] |
| cradle |
to nurture or care for tenderly in infancy. [1/6 definitions] |
| day care |
daytime care and supervision, in a home or day-care center, esp. for preschool children, or after-school or vacation care for older children, or supervised daytime care for elderly or disabled people. [1/2 definitions] |
| doctor |
a person licensed to care for or treat people or animals, such as a physician, dentist, or veterinarian. (abbr.: Dr.) [1/6 definitions] |
| dry nurse |
a woman employed to care for another's baby but not to breast-feed it. (Cf. wet nurse.) |
| dry-nurse |
to care for (another's baby) without breast-feeding it. (Cf. wet-nurse.) |
| duenna |
in Portugal or Spain, an older woman hired to accompany, care for, and protect a girl or young woman. [1/2 definitions] |
| governess |
a woman hired to care for and teach the child or children of a family. |
| groom |
to wipe down, brush, and care for (a horse). [1/7 definitions] |
| minister |
to care for; attend to; serve (often fol. by "to"). [1/4 definitions] |
| mother1 |
to care for and nurture, especially in a tender or excessive way. [1/9 definitions] |
| nursemaid |
a woman who is paid to care for young children. |
| nurture |
to care for and encourage the growth and development of (a living thing). [1/6 definitions] |
| practical nurse |
a nurse who has had some training in nursing and is often licensed by a state to provide basic care for patients, usu. under the supervision of a registered nurse. |
| rest home |
a residence that provides care for convalescents or elderly persons; nursing home. |
| tend2 |
to care for or maintain; look after (a person or thing). [1/2 definitions] |
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