handfeed
Give food directly
To handfeed is to give food directly by hand rather than placing it in a dish or letting the animal forage.
The term applies to feeding baby birds, taming wild animals, or nurturing pets: She handfeeds the parrot every morning.
Handfeeding builds trust between animal and caretaker.
The practice extends to bottle-feeding infant animals whose mothers can't nurse them.
Provide sustenance to
- suckleFeed at the breast
- weanGradually withdraw dependence
- nurseHealthcare provider, bedside
- sustainKeep something going continuously
foster · rear · raise · cultivate · provision · nutrition · growth · development
One providing daily assistance
- nursingMedical caretaking profession
- maternalOf or like mothers
- paternalOf or from father
- guardianshipLegal care of another
protection · attentive · patient · dedicated · round-the-clock · syringe · dropper · tweezers
Confidence in another
- closenessState of proximity
- attachmentConnection or fondness
- connectionA joining or relation
- familiarityKnowledge through experience
rapport · taming · gentling · socialization · imprinting · companionship · dependence · recognition
nourish
Provide sustenance to
sustain · foster · rear · raise · cultivate · provision · nutrition · growth · development · formula
caregiver
One providing daily assistance
guardianship · protection · attentive · patient · dedicated · round-the-clock · syringe · dropper · tweezers · formula
trust
Confidence in another
- closenessState of proximity
- attachmentConnection or fondness
- connectionA joining or relation
familiarity · rapport · taming · gentling · socialization · imprinting · companionship · dependence · recognition · responsiveness