Nurture
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

TLC
Considerate and solicitous care; "young children need lots of TLC"

FIT
The manner in which something fits; "I admired the fit of her coat"

HUG
A tight or amorous embrace; "come here and give me a big hug"

PAP
The small projection of a mammary gland

RUN
Perform as expected when applied; "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore"

4 letters

ABET
Assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing

BACK
A support that you can lean against while sitting; "the back of the dental chair was adjustable"

CARE
Attention and management implying responsibility for safety; "he is in the care of a bodyguard"

BEAR
Massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws

CLIP
A sharp slanting blow; "he gave me a clip on the ear"

EATS
Informal terms for a meal

FARM
Workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit; "it takes several people to work the farm"

FOOD
Any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

FORM
A printed document with spaces in which to write; "he filled out his tax form"

GROW
Cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques; "The Bordeaux region produces great red wines"; "They produce good ham in Parma"; "We grow wheat here"; "We raise hogs here"

GRUB
Informal terms for a meal

HAVE
A person who possesses great material wealth

HOLD
The act of grasping; "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on the railing"

KEEP
A cell in a jail or prison

LARD
Soft white semisolid fat obtained by rendering the fatty tissue of the hog

LIFT
The act of raising something; "he responded with a lift of his eyebrow"; "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up"

MEAT
The choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story"

MEND
The act of putting something in working order again

MIND
That which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wandered"; "I couldn't get his words out of my head"

REAR
The side that goes last or is not normally seen; "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph"

FEED
Food for domestic livestock

TEND
Manage or run; "tend a store"

5 letters

AMEND
Set straight or right; "remedy these deficiencies"; "rectify the inequities in salaries"; "repair an oversight"

BOARD
A flat piece of material designed for a special purpose; "he nailed boards across the windows"

BOOST
The act of giving hope or support to someone

BOSOM
A close affectionate and protective acceptance; "his willing embrace of new ideas"; "in the bosom of the family"

BREAD
Food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked

BREAK
An escape from jail; "the breakout was carefully planned"

BREED
A special type; "Google represents a new breed of entrepreneurs"

BRING
Induce or persuade; "The confession of one of the accused brought the others to admit to the crime as well"

DRILL
Undergo military training or do military exercises

EDIFY
Make understand; "Can you enlighten me--I don't understand this proposal"

EMEND
Make improvements or corrections to; "the text was emended in the second edition"

GROOM
A man who has recently been married

HATCH
Draw, cut, or engrave lines, usually parallel, on metal, wood, or paper; "hatch the sheet"

MANNA
Hardened sugary exudation of various trees

NURSE
A woman who is the custodian of children

RANCH
Manage or run a ranch; "Her husband is ranching in Arizona"

READY
Completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress; "get ready"; "she is ready to resign"; "the bridge is ready to collapse"; "I am ready to work"; "ready for action"; "ready for use"; "the soup will be ready in a minute"; "ready to learn to read"

SEETO

SLOYD

STUFF
Miscellaneous unspecified objects; "the trunk was full of stuff"

TRAIN
Wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed; "the fool got his tie caught in the geartrain"

WATCH
A purposeful surveillance to guard or observe

RAISE
The act of raising something; "he responded with a lift of his eyebrow"; "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up"

6 letters

ASKFOR
Increase the likelihood of; "ask for trouble"; "invite criticism"

BETTER
The superior one of two alternatives; "chose the better of the two"

CODDLE
Cook in nearly boiling water; "coddle eggs"

COSSET
Treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"

CRADLE
A baby bed with sides and rockers

ENRICH
Make better or improve in quality; "The experience enriched her understanding"; "enriched foods"

FATTEN
Make fat or plump; "We will plump out that poor starving child"

FOMENT
Try to stir up public opinion

FONDLE
Touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner; "He caressed her face"; "They fondled in the back seat of the taxi"

HARBOR
A place of refuge and comfort and security

INVITE
A colloquial expression for invitation; "he didn't get no invite to the party"

LIVING
Still in existence; "the Wollemi pine found in Australia is a surviving specimen of a conifer thought to have been long extinct and therefore known as a living fossil"; "the only surviving frontier blockhouse in Pennsylvania"

LOOKTO
Turn one's interests or expectations towards; "look to the future"; "this method looks to significant wavings"

MOTHER
Care for like a mother; "She fusses over her husband"

PAMPER
Treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"

REFINE
Reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities; "refine sugar"

REFORM
A change for the better as a result of correcting abuses; "justice was for sale before the reform of the law courts"

SCHOOL
The process of being formally educated at a school; "what will you do when you finish school?"

UPHOLD
Support against an opponent; "The appellate court upheld the verdict"

UPKEEP
The act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence; "they were in want of sustenance"; "fishing was their main sustainment"

UPLIFT
(geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)

VIANDS
A stock or supply of foods

FAVOUR
An act of gracious kindness

FOSTER
United States songwriter whose songs embody the sentiment of the South before the American Civil War (1826-1864)

PARENT
An organism (plant or animal) from which younger ones are obtained

SUCKLE
Suck milk from the mother's breasts; "the infant was suckling happily"

7 letters

NOURISH
Provide with nourishment; "We sustained ourselves on bread and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children"

RAISING
The properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child

REARING
The properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child

SUSTAIN
Provide with nourishment; "We sustained ourselves on bread and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children"

BRINGUP
Make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention"

ADVANCE
The act of moving forward (as toward a goal)

ALIMENT
Give nourishment to

BABYSIT

BOLSTER
A pillow that is often put across a bed underneath the regular pillows

BREAKIN
Intrude on uninvited; "The nosy couple broke in on our conversation"

CAREFOR
Provide treatment for; "The doctor treated my broken leg"; "The nurses cared for the bomb victims"; "The patient must be treated right away or she will die"; "Treat the infection with antibiotics"

CHERISH
Be fond of; be attached to

CLINGTO
Hold firmly, usually with one's hands; "She clutched my arm when she got scared"

CULTURE
The raising of plants or animals; "the culture of oysters"

DEVELOP
Change the use of and make available or usable; "develop land"; "The country developed its natural resources"; "The remote areas of the country were gradually built up"

EDIBLES

EDUCATE
Teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment; "Cultivate your musical taste"; "Train your tastebuds"; "She is well schooled in poetry"

ELEVATE
Raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"

EMBOSOM

EMBRACE
A close affectionate and protective acceptance; "his willing embrace of new ideas"; "in the bosom of the family"

ENHANCE
Increase; "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the tension"

FETCHUP
Finally be or do something; "He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart"; "he wound up being unemployed and living at home again"

FORWARD
A position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team

HARBOUR
A place of refuge and comfort and security