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

Noun

the act or process of promoting the development of a child or young plant

Verb

[-turing, -tured]

to promote or encourage the development of [Latin nutrire to nourish]

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

noun 1. upbringing, training, education, instruction, rearing, development

verb 2. bring up, raise, look after, rear, care for, develop << OPPOSITE neglect

Translations

nurture [ˈnəːtʃəʳ] vt [+ child, plant] → alimentar, nutrir

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nurture [ˈnəːtʃəʳ] vt → élever

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nurture [ˈnəːtʃəʳ] vt → hegen und pflegen (fig) (ideas, creativity) → fördern

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nurture [ˈnəːtʃəʳ] vt → allevare; nutrire