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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 ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
nurture verb noun upbringing, training, education, instruction, rearing, development The human organism learns partly by nature, partly by nurture. Translations nurture [ˈnɜːrtʃər] 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 nurture nurture [ˈnɜːtʃəʳ] vt (rear) → allevare con amore; (feed) → nutrire nurture [ˈnɜːtʃəʳ] vt (rear) → allevare con amore; (feed) → nutrire 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 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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