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nurturance

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nur·tur·ance  (nûrchr-ns)
n.
The providing of loving care and attention.

nurtur·ant adj.
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Noun1.nurturance - physical and emotional care and nourishmentnurturance - physical and emotional care and nourishment
care, tending, attention, aid - the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something; "no medical care was required"; "the old car needs constant attention"


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It comprises of things such as the kind of nurturance you had from your parents as a child.
This isolation, however, seems to contradict a man''s internal need for affection and nurturance, especially within intimate relationships.
The child needs someone or some group of people who are stable in that child's life who provide warmth, love and nurturance and social support.
 
 
 
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