Someone who shares in the parenting of a child or children, such as
A godparent.
A divorced or separated parent who shares custody with the other parent.
A parent in a same-sex couple.
To act as a co-parent; to share custody of a child or children; to share in the responsibility of parenting a child or children.
A person (usually a woman) who takes care of other people’s young.
One who, or that which, brings up, rears, causes to grow, trains, or fosters.
A larva of certain trematodes, which produces cercariae by asexual reproduction.
A shrub or tree that protects a young plant.
A person trained to provide care for the sick.
A lieutenant or first officer who takes command when the captain is unfit for his place.
A nurse shark or dogfish.
To drink slowly, to make it last.
To breastfeed: to be fed at the breast.
To foster, to nourish.
To manage with care and economy.
To care for (someone), especially in sickness; to tend to.
To breastfeed: to feed (a baby) at the breast; to suckle.
To treat kindly and with extra care.
To hold closely to one's chest
To strike (billiard balls) gently, so as to keep them in good position during a series of shots.