care and feeding

the act or activity of keeping something in an existing and usually satisfactory condition devotes too much time to the care and feeding of her buggy computer Synonyms maintenance, conservation, conserving, keep, preservation, preserving, sustentation, upkeepRelated Words conservancy; support, sustaining; care, custody, guardianship; defense, guarding, protection, safeguarding, safekeepingNear Antonyms dereliction, disregard, ignoring, inattention, neglect, negligence; damage, demolition, destruction, harm, hurt, injury, ruin, ruination