groom

a bridegroom.

a man or boy in charge of horses or the stable.

any of several officers of the English royal household.

Archaic.��a manservant.

to tend carefully as to person and dress; make neat or tidy.

to clean, brush, and otherwise tend (a horse, dog, etc.).

to prepare (a trail) for a specific use, such as skiing, biking, or hiking.

to prepare for a position, election, etc..

to condition or manipulate (a victim) emotionally over time, as through friendship, gifts, flattery, etc., in order to entrap the person in a sexually abusive or predatory relationship.

(of an animal) to tend (itself or another) by removing dirt, parasites, or specks of other matter from the fur, skin, feathers, etc.: often performed as a social act.