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nurtureless

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nur⋅ture

  [nur-cher] verb, -tured, -tur⋅ing, noun
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–verb (used with object)
1. to feed and protect: to nurture one's offspring.
2. to support and encourage, as during the period of training or development; foster: to nurture promising musicians.
3. to bring up; train; educate.
–noun
4. rearing, upbringing, training, education, or the like.
5. development: the nurture of young artists.
6. something that nourishes; nourishment; food.
Origin:
1300–50; (n.) ME norture < MF, var. of nourriture < LL nūtrītūra a nourishing, equiv. to L nūtrīt(us) (ptp. of nūtrīre to feed, nourish ) + -ūra -ure; (v.) deriv. of the n.

Related forms:
nur⋅tur⋅a⋅ble, adjective
nur⋅ture⋅less, adjective
nur⋅tur⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
1, 3. See nurse.
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Word Origin & History

nurture 
c.1330 (n.), "breeding, upbringing," from O.Fr. nourriture "nourishment," from L.L. nutritia (see nursery). The verb meaning "to feed or nourish" is attested from c.1430.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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