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nourish collapse: provide with nourishment; "We sustained ourselves on bread and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children"

suckle collapse: suck milk from the mother's breasts; "the infant was suckling happily"

barley collapse: a grain of barley; cultivated since prehistoric times; grown for forage and grain

silage collapse: fodder harvested while green and kept succulent by partial fermentation as in a silo

papilla collapse: a small projection of tissue at the base of a hair or tooth or feather; a small nipple-shaped protuberance concerned with taste, touch, or smell; "the papillae of the tongue"; (botany) a tiny outgrowth on the surface of a petal or leaf

thorax collapse: part of an insect's body that bears the wings and legs; the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates; the middle region of the body of an arthropod between the head and the abdomen

fatten collapse: make fat or plump; "We will plump out that poor starving child"

nurse collapse: one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician); try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury; "He nursed his cold with Chinese herbs"; treat carefully; "He nursed his injured back by lying in bed several hours every afternoon"; "He nursed the flowers in his garden and fertilized them regularly"; serve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people

fodder collapse: coarse food (especially for cattle and horses) composed of entire plants or the leaves and stalks of a cereal crop; give fodder (to domesticated animals)

knocker collapse: a device (usually metal and ornamental) attached by a hinge to a door; a person who knocks (as seeking to gain admittance); "open the door and see who the knocker is"; (Yiddish) a big shot who knows it and acts that way; a boastful immoderate person

pamper collapse: treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"

bran collapse: food prepared from the husks of cereal grains; broken husks of the seeds of cereal grains that are separated from the flour by sifting

ignite collapse: cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat; "Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter"; "Light a cigarette"

foster collapse: United States songwriter whose songs embody the sentiment of the South before the American Civil War (1826-1864); providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties; "foster parent"; "foster child"; "foster home"; "surrogate father"; help develop, help grow; "nurture his talents"; bring up under fosterage; of children; promote the growth of; "Foster our children's well-being and education"

meal collapse: coarsely ground foodstuff; especially seeds of various cereal grasses or pulse; the food served and eaten at one time; any of the occasions for eating food that occur by custom or habit at more or less fixed times

booby collapse: small tropical gannet having a bright bill or bright feet or both

nipple collapse: a flexible cap on a baby's feeding bottle or pacifier; the small projection of a mammary gland

bring up collapse: cause to come to a sudden stop; "The noise brought her up in shock"; promote from a lower position or rank; "This player was brought up to the major league"

rekindle collapse: arouse again; "rekindle hopes"; "rekindle her love"; kindle anew, as of a fire

hay collapse: grass mowed and cured for use as fodder; convert (plant material) into hay

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