Associations to the word «Cherish»

Wiktionary

CHERISH, verb. To treat with tenderness and affection; to nurture with care; to protect and aid.
CHERISH, verb. To hold dear; to embrace with interest; to indulge; to encourage; to foster; to promote; as, to cherish religious principle.
CHERISH, verb. (obsolete) To cheer, gladden.

Dictionary definition

CHERISH, verb. Be fond of; be attached to.

Wise words

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Alexander Pope