nurture
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.
rearing, upbringing, training, education, or the like.
development: the nurture of young artists.
something that nourishes; nourishment; food.
Origin of nurture
1synonym study For nurture
Other words from nurture
- nur·tur·a·ble, adjective
- nur·ture·less, adjective
- nur·tur·er, noun
- un·nur·tured, adjective
- well-nur·tured, adjective
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How to use nurture in a sentence
“The golden age of Parisian smiles nurtured, and was nurtured by, the rise of dentistry as a vocation,” writes Jones.
Its reporting and commentary on politics, society, and arts and letters have nurtured a broad liberal spirit in our national life.
Facebook Prince Purges The New Republic: Inside the Destruction of a 100-Year-Old Magazine | Lloyd Grove | December 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA precocious talent, he was nurtured by enlightened teachers in London and then discovered California.
A British Start to the Tour de France Forces the English to Wonder: What Does Being English Mean Anymore? | Clive Irving | July 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMina's pupils are cherished, respected and nurtured, as anyone can see.
Challenging Religious Tradition for the Love of God — and the Love of Dance | Moral Courage | June 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOne hopes they will be nurtured and continue to grow, whichever candidate emerges victorious next Tuesday.
The Leak of a Mysterious Video Could Change the Outcome of Newark’s Mayor’s Race | Charles Upton Sahm | May 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
She soon gave birth to a daughter, her only child, whom she nurtured with the most assiduous care.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. AbbottNow here is a lady, well educated and delicately nurtured, who is destitute of the common necessaries of life.
The World Before Them | Susanna MoodieThis is true, I fear, to a certain extent, of those who have been nurtured in the new traditions.
Third class in Indian railways | Mahatma GandhiSuch men could not fail to adorn the faith they professed, and do honour to the Church in which they had been nurtured.
The English Church in the Eighteenth Century | Charles J. Abbey and John H. OvertonSurely she could never again thwart their plans of evil, hatched and nurtured in the foul darkness of the quags.
Edmund Dulacs Fairy-Book | Edmund Dulac
British Dictionary definitions for nurture
/ (ˈnɜːtʃə) /
the act or process of promoting the development, etc, of a child
something that nourishes
biology the environmental factors that partly determine the structure of an organism: See also nature (def. 12)
to feed or support
to educate or train
Origin of nurture
1Derived forms of nurture
- nurturable, adjective
- nurturer, noun
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