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- Dictionarynurture/ˈnəːtʃə/
verb
- 1. care for and protect (someone or something) while they are growing: "Jarrett was nurtured by his parents in a close-knit family" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. the action or process of nurturing someone or something: "the nurture of children" Similar
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to take care of, feed, and protect someone or something, especially young children or plants, and help him, her, or it to develop: She wants to stay at home and nurture her children. a carefully nurtured garden. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to take care of someone or something.
The meaning of NURTURE is training, upbringing. How to use nurture in a sentence. Did you know?
If you nurture something such as a young child or a young plant, you care for it while it is growing and developing. [ formal ] Parents want to know the best way to nurture and raise their child to adulthood.
to take care of, feed, and protect someone or something, especially young children or plants, and help him, her, or it to develop: She wants to stay home and nurture her children. a carefully nurtured garden. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to take care of someone or something.
When you nurture a person or thing, you care for it and help it to grow. After a fight with your friend, you may have to nurture the relationship a little until you're close again. Use the phrase "nature versus nurture" to help you remember the word.
verb (used with object) , nur·tured, nur·tur·ing. to feed and protect: to nurture one's offspring. to support and encourage, as during the period of training or development; foster: to nurture promising musicians. to bring up; train; educate.
There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun nurture, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
NURTURE meaning: 1 : to help (something or someone) to grow, develop, or succeed; 2 : to take care of (someone or something that is growing or developing) by providing food, protection, a place to live, etc.
1. anything that nourishes; food; nutriment. 2. the act or process of raising or promoting the development of; training, educating, fostering, etc. : also ˈnurturance. 3. all the environmental factors, collectively, to which one is subjected from conception onward, as distinguished from one's nature or heredity.
Definitions of 'nurture'. 1. If you nurture something such as a young child or a young plant, you care for it while it is growing and developing. [formal] [...] 2. If you nurture plans, ideas, or people, you encourage them or help them to develop. [formal] [...]
