To nurse or cherish something.
To cultivate and grow something.
To nurture or bring up offspring, or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child.
Related by such care.
Receiving such care.
Providing parental care to children not related to oneself.
A foster parent.
The care given to another; guardianship.
To keep in one's pay or service.
To employ by paying a retainer.
To hold back (a pupil) instead of allowing them to advance to the next class or year.
To keep in possession or use.
To hold secure.