养 — meaning in English

English meaning

• feed verb To give food to a person or animal.
• nurture noun Care and encouragement given to help someone or something grow and develop.

Senses

养 is used for these senses in English:

• feed (transitive) To give (someone or something) food to eat.
• nurture To nourish or nurse.

feed — full definition

1. verb To give food to a person or animal.
2. verb To supply material into a machine or process.
3. noun Food given to farm animals or pets.
4. noun A continuously updated stream of online content, such as posts from social media.

nurture — full definition

1. noun Care and encouragement given to help someone or something grow and develop.
2. noun The environmental and social influences on a person's development, as opposed to inherited traits.
3. verb To care for and encourage the growth or development of someone or something.

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