保ほ育いく

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

nursing; suckling; raising

Primarily used for animals: feeding (especially suckling) and raising young. Can also refer to human childcare in some contexts, but 保育 is more common for human childcare.

• 動どう物ぶつ園えんでは、母はは親おやに代かわって飼し育いく員いんが子こライオンを哺ほ育いくしている。

  At the zoo, keepers are nursing the lion cub in place of its mother.

• 哺ほ育いく期き間かん中ちゅうは、母はは犬いぬに十じゅう分ぶんな栄えい養ようを与あたえる必ひつ要ようがある。

  During the nursing period, the mother dog needs to be given adequate nutrition.