To nurse; suckle; bring up, as a child.To feed; supply (a living or organized body, animal or vegetable) with the material required to repair the waste accompanying the vital processes and to promote growth; supply with nutriment.To promote the growth or development of in any way; foster; cherish.To support; maintain, in a general sense; supply the means of support and increase to; encourage.To bring up; educate; instruct.To serve to promote growth; be nutritious.To gain nourishment.