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pėrkė|dhe'l|ur adj (i) 1 treated as the favorite child 2 [Pej] badly brought up: spoiled, pampered

pėr|'mb· vt 1 to help [a baby] walk (on its own two feet); rear [a child] 2 [Fig] to help [ ] get back on [ ]'s feet

pėr|'mb·et vpr 1 to grow up (and learn to walk on one's own two feet) 2 [Fig] to get back on one's feet: recover, recuperate