τρέφω — meaning in English

English meaning

• feed verb To give food to a person or animal.
• nurse noun A person trained to care for the sick or injured, typically working under a doctor.
• nurture noun Care and encouragement given to help someone or something grow and develop.

Senses

τρέφω is used for these senses in English:

• nurse (transitive, figuratively) To cultivate or persistently entertain (an attitude, usually negative) in one's mind; to brood or obsess over.
• 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.

nurse — full definition

1. noun A person trained to care for the sick or injured, typically working under a doctor.
2. noun A person who looks after young children, especially in a private household.
3. verb To care for someone who is sick or injured.
4. verb To breastfeed a baby.
5. verb To drink something slowly to make it last, or to hold or nurture a feeling over time.

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