Answer: nursed

AnswerCrossword Clue
NURSED

Sipped

NURSED

Didn't guzzle

NURSED

Eschewed the bottle

NURSED
Worked for the Red Cross
NURSED
Cared for the sick
NURSEDBreast-fed
NURSEDCared for
NURSEDHelped get well
NURSEDHarbored, as a grudge
NURSEDCultivated
NURSEDManaged carefully.
NURSEDCherished.
NURSEDFostered; cherished.
NURSEDTreated with special care.
NURSEDTook care of
NURSEDDidn't bottle-feed
NURSEDDrank slowly
NURSEDCoddled
NURSEDTook in slowly
NURSEDConsumed slowly, as a drink
NURSEDMade a screwdriver last
NURSEDSuckled
NURSEDHelped get healthy
NURSEDDrank leisurely
NURSEDTended to
NURSEDFostered
NURSEDGiven some TLC