Care and feeding
Care and feeding noun - The act or activity of keeping something in an existing and usually satisfactory condition.
Usage example: devotes too much time to the care and feeding of her buggy computer
Preservation and care and feeding are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Preservation" instead a noun phrase "Care and feeding".
Preservation
Preservation noun - The act or activity of keeping something in an existing and usually satisfactory condition.
Usage example: each curator is responsible for the preservation of the works of art within his or her department
Care and feeding and preservation are semantically related. You can use "Care and feeding" instead a noun "Preservation".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- care and care and feeding
- care and preservation
- guardianship and care and feeding
- guardianship and preservation
- keep and care and feeding
- keep and preservation
- protection and care and feeding
- protection and preservation
- custody and care and feeding
- custody and preservation
- support and care and feeding
- support and preservation
- maintenance and care and feeding
- maintenance and preservation
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Preservation and Care and feeding. (2017). Retrieved 2026, August 10, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/care_and_feeding/preservation
Care and feeding & Preservation. N.p., 2017. Web. 10 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/care_and_feeding/preservation>.
Preservation or Care and feeding. 2017. Accessed August 10, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/care_and_feeding/preservation.
