やしない

養い
nutrition
nourishment
nurture
bringing up
rearing

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やしない【養い】

1 〔滋養〕 nutrition; nourishment; nurture; 〔身の〕 sustenance; 〔植物の〕 manure.

●(体の)養いになる nourishing; nutritious.

2 〔養育〕 bringing up; nurture; rearing.

養い親 a foster [an adoptive] parent; a foster [an adoptive] father [mother].

養い子 an adopted child [son, daughter]; a foster child; a fosterling.

養い手 a support(er).