пестовать

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pěstovati.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpʲestəvətʲ]

Verb

пе́стовать • (péstovatʹ) impf

  1. (archaic, literary or stilted) to nurse, to take care of
    Synonym: ня́нчить (njánčitʹ)
  2. (figuratively, stilted) to educate, to raise
    Synonyms: воспи́тывать (vospítyvatʹ), выра́щивать (vyráščivatʹ)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • песту́н (pestún), песту́нья (pestúnʹja)
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