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foster(noun, verb, support, hold, help)
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nurse(noun, verb, support, hold, help)
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sustain(verb, support, give, fix, keep)
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cherish(verb, support, hold, keep, develop)
22
raise(verb, support, promote, produce, provoke)
20
rear(verb, adjective, support, show, develop)
17
feed(noun, verb, support, food, help)
16
care for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, keep)
16
cultivate(verb, support, give, set, keep)
16
support(noun, verb, help, give, fix)
15
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13
bring up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, promote)
13
care(noun, verb, help, keep, aid)
13
tend(verb, keep, consider, maintain, raise)
13
upbringing(noun, development, care, education, background)
12
take care of(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, support)
11
maintain(verb, support, hold, help, give)
11
develop(verb, support, help, advance, show)
10
nutriment(noun, support, food, keep, fit)
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