Meaning & use
Cherishing
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Holding someone or something dear, protecting and caring for it with deep affection.
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She spent the afternoon cherishing old photographs of her grandparents.
He is cherishing every moment of his final year of college.
A note on using this word
From Old French 'cherir', related to 'cher' meaning dear or beloved, the same root that gives English the word 'cherish'.
Words with a similar meaning
treasuringvaluing
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Words with an opposite meaning
neglectingdisregarding
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