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
Sustentation and care and feeding are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sustentation" instead a noun phrase "Care and feeding".
Sustentation
Sustentation noun - The act or activity of keeping something in an existing and usually satisfactory condition.
Usage example: argues that a new toll is needed to pay for the long-term sustentation of the city's bridges
Care and feeding and sustentation are semantically related. You can use "Care and feeding" instead a noun "Sustentation".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- care and care and feeding
- care and sustentation
- guardianship and care and feeding
- guardianship and sustentation
- keep and care and feeding
- keep and sustentation
- protection and care and feeding
- protection and sustentation
- custody and care and feeding
- custody and sustentation
- support and care and feeding
- support and sustentation
- maintenance and care and feeding
- maintenance and sustentation
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Sustentation and Care and feeding. (2017). Retrieved 2026, August 10, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/care_and_feeding/sustentation
Care and feeding & Sustentation. N.p., 2017. Web. 10 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/care_and_feeding/sustentation>.
Sustentation or Care and feeding. 2017. Accessed August 10, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/care_and_feeding/sustentation.
