hoivata — meaning in English

English meaning

• coddle verb To treat someone with excessive care, protection, or indulgence.
• foster verb To raise or care for a child who is not biologically one's own.
• nurse noun A person trained to care for the sick or injured, typically working under a doctor.

Senses

hoivata is used for these senses in English:

• coddle (transitive) To treat gently or with great care.
• foster (transitive) To nurture or bring up offspring, or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child.
• foster (transitive) To nurse or cherish something.
• nurse (transitive) To tend gently and with extra care.

coddle — full definition

1. verb To treat someone with excessive care, protection, or indulgence.
2. verb To cook gently in water just below boiling point, especially of eggs.

foster — full definition

1. verb To raise or care for a child who is not biologically one's own.
2. verb To help something grow or develop, such as a skill, relationship, or idea.
3. adj Describing a family relationship based on care rather than blood, as in foster parent or foster child.

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