nurture

nur·ture  (nûrchr)

n.

1. Something that nourishes; sustenance.

2. The act of bringing up.

3. Biology The sum of environmental influences and conditions acting on an organism.

tr.v. nur·tured, nur·tur·ing, nur·tures

1. To nourish; feed.

2. To educate; train.

3. To help grow or develop; cultivate: nurture a student's talent.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin ntrtra, act of suckling, from Latin ntrtus, past participle of ntrre, to suckle; see (s)nu- in Indo-European roots.]

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nurtur·er n.

Synonyms: nurture, cultivate, foster, nurse
These verbs mean to promote and sustain the growth and development of: nurturing hopes; cultivating tolerance; foster friendly relations; nursed the fledgling business.

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nurture [ˈnɜːtʃə]

n

1. the act or process of promoting the development, etc., of a child

2. something that nourishes

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Biology the environmental factors that partly determine the structure of an organism See also nature [12]

vb (tr)

1. to feed or support

2. to educate or train

[from Old French norriture, from Latin nutrīre to nourish]

nurturable  adj

nurturer  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	nurture - the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child rearing, raising upbringing - properties acquired during a person's formative years
	2.	nurture - helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important" bringing up, fosterage, fostering, rearing, upbringing, breeding, raising acculturation, enculturation, socialisation, socialization - the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture; "the socialization of children to the norms of their culture"
Verb	1.	nurture - help develop, help grow; "nurture his talents" foster patronage, keep going, patronise, patronize, support - be a regular customer or client of; "We patronize this store"; "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could" encourage - inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to serve well, serve - promote, benefit, or be useful or beneficial to; "Art serves commerce"; "Their interests are served"; "The lake serves recreation"; "The President's wisdom has served the country well"
	2.	nurture - bring up; "raise a family"; "bring up children" parent, bring up, rear, raise fledge - feed, care for, and rear young birds for flight cradle - bring up from infancy foster - bring up under fosterage; of children
	3.	nurture - provide with nourishment; "We sustained ourselves on bread and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children" nourish, sustain cater, ply, provide, supply - give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests" carry - be able to feed; "This land will carry ten cows to the acre"

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nurture

verb

1. bring up, raise, look after, rear, care for, develop Parents want to know the best way to nurture and raise their children to adulthood.
bring up ignore, overlook, neglect, deprive, disregard

2. tend, grow, cultivate The modern conservatory is not an environment for nurturing plants.

3. encourage, support, sustain, cultivate Seema's interest in literature was nurtured by her parents.

noun

upbringing, training, education, instruction, rearing, development The human organism learns partly by nature, partly by nurture.

Translations

nurture [ˈnɜːtʃəʳ]

A. VT

1. (= bring up) → criar, educar

2. (= nourish) → nutrir, alimentar

B. N

1. (= bringing-up) → educación f, crianza f
nature or nurture → naturaleza o educación

2. (= nourishment) → nutrición f

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nurture [ˈnɜː^rtʃə^r] vt

(= encourage) [+ person] → former; [+ talent] → encourager

[+ hopes, ambition] → nourrir; [+ dream] → caresser
He nurtured an ambition to become a diplomat → Il nourrissait l'ambition de devenir diplomate.
He nurtured a dream of becoming a world-famous conductor → Il caressait le rêve de devenir un chef d'orchestre mondialement célèbre.
They nurture a dream of a fairer society
BUT Ils rêvent d'une société plus juste.

(= raise) [+ child] → élever; [+ plant] → faire pousser

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nurture

n (= nourishing) → Hegen nt; (= upbringing) → Erziehung f, → Bildung f

vt

sb’s talent → entwickeln; idea, ambitions → hegen; to nurture somebody on something (lit, fig) → jdn mit etw aufziehen

(fig: = train) → hegen und pflegen

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nurture [ˈnɜːtʃəʳ] vt (rear) → allevare con amore; (feed) → nutrire

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nurture [ˈnɜːtʃəʳ] vt (rear) → allevare con amore; (feed) → nutrire

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nurture

v nurture [ˈnəːtʃə]

to encourage the growth and development of (a child, plant etc). voed يُغَذّي، يُرَبِّي، يُنْشِئ отхранвам chovat, pěstovat, vychovávat opfostre; nære aufziehen ανατρέφω, καλλιεργώ criar, educar üles kasvatama پرورش؛ تربيت tukea élever לְגַדֵל, לְטַפֵּח पुष्ट बनाना, शिक्षा देना njegovati felnevel; ápol; táplál membesarkan fóstra, ala upp allevare, educare 養育する 양육하다, 키우다 auginti, prižiūrėti, ugdyti audzēt; audzināt pemeliharaan verzorgen fostre opp, (er)nære wychowywać, hodować educar a creşte ухаживать;воспитывать vychovávať; pestovať vzgajati gajiti föda, nära บำรุง bakıp büyütmek, bakıp beslemek 培育，養育 виховувати; вирощувати پالنا، پرورش کرنا nuôi nấng 培育，养育

n

care; help in growing or developing. voeding تَنْشِئَه، تَرْبِيَه، عِنايَه، غِذاء отхранване péče, výchova, výživa opfostring; næring die Pflege ανατροφή, καλλιέργεια crianza, educación hoolitsus کمک به رشد hoito soins, nourriture גִידוּל, טִיפּוּח पालन पोषण odgajati nevelés; táplálás perawatan umönnun, uppfóstrun allevamento, educazione 養育 양육, 사육 priežiūra audzēšana; audzināšana memelihara verzorging oppfostring wychowanie, hodowla educação creştere уход; воспитание starostlivosť, výživa vzgoja gajenje föda, näring การให้การอบรม bakıp büyütme, bakıp besleme 培育 виховання; вирощування پرورش sự chăm sóc 培育