4
hug(verb, hold, take, keep, press)
4
incubator
4
lull(verb, support, hold, nurture)
4
nestle(verb, support, hold, keep, store)
4
pallet(noun, support, frame, bunk, crib)
4
provenience(noun, cause, foundation, basis, root)
4
root(cause, location, foundation, basis, origin)
4
start(noun, cause, beginning, foundation, basis)
4
trundle bed(noun, expression, small, rack, bunk)
4
ultimate cause(noun, expression, beginning, childhood, birthplace)
3
bedstead(noun, support, frame, bunk, crib)
3
childhood(noun, period)
3
clasp(noun, verb, support, hold, take)
3
clutch(noun, verb, hold, take, keep)
3
commencement(noun, cause, beginning, foundation, basis)
3
cultivate(verb, advance, aid, feed, nurture)
3
feed(verb, nurture, tend, foster, nourish)
3
foster(verb, aid, feed, nurture, tend)
3
foundation(noun, support, cause, base, basis)
3
home(cause, foundation, basis)
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