'Cherish' definitions:
Definition of 'cherish'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Cherish'
From: GCIDE
- Cherish \Cher"ish\ (ch[e^]r"[i^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cherished (ch[e^]r"[i^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. Cherising.] [F. ch['e]rir, fr. cher dear, fr. L. carus. See Caress, Finish.]
- 1. To treat with tenderness and affection; to nurture with care; to protect and aid. [1913 Webster]
- We were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children. --1 Thess. ii. 7. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To hold dear; to embrace with interest; to indulge; to encourage; to foster; to promote; as, to cherish religious principle. [1913 Webster]
- To cherish virtue and humanity. --Burke.
- Syn: To nourish; foster; nurse; nurture; entertain; encourage; comfort; protect; support; See Nurture. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'cherish'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- admire,
- adore,
- appreciate,
- apprize,
- attend to,
- baby-sit,
- bear,
- bear in mind,
- bosom,
- brood over,
- care for,
- chaperon,
- cling to,
- clip,
- coddle,
- conserve,
- cosset,
- cradle,
- cultivate,
- dearly love,
- defend,
- delight in,
- dry-nurse,
- dwell on,
- dwell upon,
- embosom,
- embrace,
- entertain,
- esteem,
- fan the embers,
- feed,
- fondle,
- foster,
- guard,
- harbor,
- have,
- have and hold,
- have in mind,
- hold,
- hold dear,
- hold in mind,
- hold on to,
- hug,
- idolize,
- keep,
- keep in memory,
- keep in mind,
- keep in view,
- keep watch over,
- lavish care on,
- look after,
- look out for,
- look to,
- love to distraction,
- matronize,
- mind,
- minister to,
- mother,
- nourish,
- nurse,
- nurture,
- pamper,
- preserve,
- prize,
- protege,
- provide for,
- regard,
- relish,
- retain,
- revere,
- reverence,
- ride herd on,
- safeguard,
- save,
- see after,
- see to,
- shelter,
- shepherd,
- shield,
- spoon-feed,
- suckle,
- support,
- sustain,
- take care of,
- take charge of,
- tend,
- treasure,
- treasure up,
- value,
- venerate,
- watch,
- watch out for,
- watch over,
- wet-nurse,
- worship