1 to take good care of (or conserve) one's health

2 to keep in good repair

3 to maintain

4 maintenance

1 to cultivate

2 to breed

3 to foster

4 to nurture

5 to educate

6 to groom (for a position)

7 education

8 fostering

9 culture (biology)

1 to take in and care for (an elderly person, a dog etc)

2 to adopt (a child)

3 adoption

1 nutrition

2 nourishment

3 classifier: 种 zhǒng

1 to raise (animals)

2 to bring up (children)

3 to keep (pets)

4 to support

5 to give birth

1 debt nurtures more debt (idiom)

1 to cultivate the heart and nurture the character (idiom); to improve oneself by meditation

1 frugality makes honesty (idiom)

1 to tolerate is to nurture an evildoer (idiom); spare the rod and spoil the child

1 to bide one's time, waiting for an opportunity to stage a comeback in public life (idiom)