cherishern.
/ˈtʃɛrɪʃə/ One who or that which cherishes.
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the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > [noun] > one who looks after > one who gives affectionate care
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1430 J. Lydgate tr. Hist. Troy ii. xvii Apollo..Cherisher of fruite, herbe, floure, and corne.
a1616 W. Shakespeare All's Well that ends Well (1623) i. iii. 47 He that comforts my wife, is the cherisher of my flesh and blood. View more context for this quotation
1703 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion II. vii. 270 He was a great Cherisher of Wit, and Fancy, and good Parts, in any Man.
1871 S. Smiles Character xi. 299 Woman is the natural cherisher of infancy.
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n.1430- to have far to seek for
- to have feelings for
- to have fere
- to have fingerprints all over something
- to have fingers made of lime-twigs
- to have fingers made of limetwigs
- to have for breakfast
- to have for decided
- to have for execution
- to have force
- to have force to do
- to have formerly also get a person on also upon the hip
- to have formerly also take a person on also upon the hip
- to have found a mare's nest
- to have free shot
- to have fun
- to have fun with
- to have get egg on one's face
- to have get the victory
- to have glee
- to have glee of
- to have going
- to have going for one
- to have gone and done it again
- to have gone at the