Cared-for and Hold dear

Cared-for adjective - Having needed care and attention.

Hold dear and cared-for are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hold dear" instead a verb phrase "Cared-for".

Hold dear verb - Be fond of; be attached to.

Cared-for and hold dear are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Cared-for" with "Hold dear", this phrases are similar.