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Nurture Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Nurture? [n] raising someone to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important" [n] the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child [v] help develop, help grow [v] provide with nourishment; "We sustained ourselves on bread and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children" [v] bring up; "raise a family"; "bring up children" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Nurture: breeding \| bring up \| bringing up \| foster \| fosterage \| fostering \| nourish \| parent \| raise \| raising \| raising \| rear \| rearing \| rearing \| sustain \| upbringing Related Terms \| Find terms related to Nurture: abet \| acculturate \| advance \| aid and abet \| aliment \| alimentation \| ameliorate \| amend \| apprentice \| apprenticeship \| ask for \| attend to \| baby-sit \| back \| basic training \| bear \| better \| bolster \| boost \| bosom \| bread \| break \| break in \| breaking \| breast-feed \| breed \| breeding \| bring forward \| bring up \| care \| care for \| chaperon \| cherish \| civilize \| cling to \| clip \| coddle \| comestibles \| condition \| conditioning \| conserve \| cosset \| countenance \| cradle \| cultivate \| cultivation \| culture \| daily bread \| develop \| development \| discipline \| drill \| drilling \| dry-nurse \| eats \| economic support \| edibles \| edify \| educate \| elevate \| embosom \| embrace \| emend \| encourage \| endowment \| enhance \| enlighten \| enrich \| entertain \| exercise \| farm \| fatten \| fatten up \| favor \| feed \| fetch up \| fetching-up \| fit \| fondle \| force-feed \| form \| forward \| foster \| fostering \| give encouragement \| go straight \| groom \| grooming \| grow \| grub \| harbor \| hatch \| have \| have and hold \| hold \| hold on to \| housebreak \| housebreaking \| house-train \| hug \| improve \| improve upon \| improvement \| in-service training \| invite \| keep \| keep in countenance \| keep watch over \| lactate \| lard \| lavish care on \| lick into shape \| lift \| livelihood \| living \| look after \| look out for \| look to \| maintenance \| make an improvement \| manna \| manual training \| matronize \| meat \| meliorate \| mend \| military training \| mind \| minister to \| mother \| mothering \| nourish \| nourishment \| nurse \| nurturing \| nutrify \| nutriment \| on-the-job training \| pabulum \| pamper \| pap \| practice \| preparation \| prepare \| preserve \| price support \| promote \| protege \| provender \| provide for \| provision \| provisions \| put in tune \| put to school \| raise \| raising \| ranch \| ready \| readying \| rear \| rearing \| refection \| refine upon \| reform \| refreshment \| rehearsal \| rehearse \| ride herd on \| run \| school \| see after \| see to \| send to school \| shepherd \| sloyd \| socialize \| spoon-feed \| straighten out \| stuff \| subsidization \| subsidy \| subsistence \| subvention \| suckle \| support \| sustain \| sustainment \| sustenance \| sustentation \| take care of \| take charge of \| take in hand \| tend \| tender loving care \| TLC \| train \| training \| transfigure \| transform \| treasure \| treasure up \| upbringing \| upgrade \| uphold \| upkeep \| uplift \| viands \| victuals \| vocational education \| vocational training \| watch \| watch out for \| watch over \| wet-nurse See Also \| acculturation \| carry \| cater \| cradle \| encourage \| enculturation \| fledge \| foster \| grow up \| keep going \| patronage \| patronise \| patronize \| ply \| provide \| serve \| serve well \| socialisation \| socialization \| supply \| support \| upbringing Nurture In Webster's Dictionary \Nur"ture\, n. [OE. norture, noriture, OF. norriture, norreture, F. nourriture, fr. L. nutritura a nursing, suckling. See {Nourish}.] 1. The act of nourishing or nursing; thender care; education; training. A man neither by nature nor by nurture wise. --Milton. 2. That which nourishes; food; diet. --Spenser. \Nur"ture\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nurtured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Nurturing}.] 1. To feed; to nourish. 2. To educate; to bring or train up. He was nurtured where he had been born. --Sir H. Wotton. Syn: To nourish; nurse; cherish; bring up; educate; tend. Usage: To {Nurture}, {Nourish}, {Cherish}. Nourish denotes to supply with food, or cause to grow; as, to nourish a plant, to nourish rebellion. To nurture is to train up with a fostering care, like that of a mother; as, to nurture into strength; to nurture in sound principles. To cherish is to hold and treat as dear; as, to cherish hopes or affections.

Nurture Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Nurture?

[n] raising someone to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important"
[n] the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child
[v] help develop, help grow
[v] provide with nourishment; "We sustained ourselves on bread and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children"
[v] bring up; "raise a family"; "bring up children"

Nurture In Webster's Dictionary

\Nur"ture\, n. [OE. norture, noriture, OF. norriture,
norreture, F. nourriture, fr. L. nutritura a nursing,
suckling. See {Nourish}.]
1. The act of nourishing or nursing; thender care; education;
   training.

         A man neither by nature nor by nurture wise.
                                               --Milton.

2. That which nourishes; food; diet. --Spenser.


\Nur"ture\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nurtured}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Nurturing}.]
1. To feed; to nourish.

2. To educate; to bring or train up.

         He was nurtured where he had been born. --Sir H.
                                               Wotton.

Syn: To nourish; nurse; cherish; bring up; educate; tend.

Usage: To {Nurture}, {Nourish}, {Cherish}. Nourish denotes to
       supply with food, or cause to grow; as, to nourish a
       plant, to nourish rebellion. To nurture is to train up
       with a fostering care, like that of a mother; as, to
       nurture into strength; to nurture in sound principles.
       To cherish is to hold and treat as dear; as, to
       cherish hopes or affections.

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