nurture

nur·ture

 (nûr′chər)

n.

1.

a. The action of raising or caring for offspring: the nurture of an infant.

b. Biology The sum of environmental influences and conditions acting on an organism, especially in contrast to heredity.

c. The fostering or overseeing of the development of something: the nurture of an idea.

2. Something that nourishes; sustenance: "The butterfly poked its tiny proboscis down into her hair, probing for nurture" (Barbara Kingsolver).

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

1.

a. To raise or educate (a child, for example).

b. To encourage or help develop; cultivate: "a small college town that had nurtured his intellectual and creative pursuits" (James S. Hirsch).

2. To provide sustenance for; nourish: the meadow that nurtures the cattle.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin nūtrītūra, act of suckling, from Latin nūtrītus, past participle of nūtrīre, to suckle; see (s)nāu- in Indo-European roots.]

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nur′tur·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.

nurture

(ˈnɜːtʃə)

n

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

2. something that nourishes

3. (Biology) biology the environmental factors that partly determine the structure of an organism. See also nature¹²

vb (tr)

4. to feed or support

5. to educate or train

[C14: from Old French norriture, from Latin nutrīre to nourish]

ˈnurturable adj

ˈnurturer n

nur•ture

(ˈnɜr tʃər)

v. -tured, -tur•ing,
n. v.t.

1. to feed and protect or support and encourage.

2. to bring up; train; educate.

n.

3. upbringing; training; education.

4. development: the nurture of young artists.

5. something that nourishes; food.

[1300–50; (n.) Middle English norture < Middle French nour(ri)ture < Late Latin nūtrītūra a nourishing]

nur′tur•er, n.

nurture

- The verb was formed after the noun, which first referred (c. 1330) to a person's training or breeding. The word can be traced back to Latin nutritus, meaning "to nourish."

See also related terms for nourish.

nurture

Past participle: nurtured
Gerund: nurturing

Imperative

nurture

nurture

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"

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

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

nurture

noun

Something fit to be eaten:

aliment, bread, comestible, diet, edible, esculent, fare, food, foodstuff, meat, nourishment, nutriment, nutrition, pabulum, pap, provender, provision (used in plural), sustenance, victual.

Slang: chow, eats, grub.

verb

To promote and sustain the development of:

cultivate, foster, nourish, nurse.

Translations

تَنْشِئَه، تَرْبِيَه، عِنايَه، غِذاءيُغَذّي، يُرَبِّي، يُنْشِئ

chovatpéčepěstovatvýchovavychovávat

nærenæringopfostreopfostring

aufziehenPflege

criareducacióneducarcrianza

hoitokasvatusravinto

alimenterélevernourrirsoins

táplálás

fóstra, ala uppumönnun, uppfóstrun

allevare

audzēšanaaudzētaudzināšanaaudzināt

ernæreoppfostring

bakıp beslemebakıp beslemekbakıp büyütmebakıp büyütmek

养育培育

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

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

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

nurture

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

nurture

(ˈnəːtʃə) verb

to encourage the growth and development of (a child, plant etc). voed يُغَذّي، يُرَبِّي، يُنْشِئ отхранвам educar chovat, pěstovat, vychovávat aufziehen opfostre; nære ανατρέφω, καλλιεργώcriar, 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 verzorgenfostre opp, nære wychowywać, hodować پالنه او تربيت educar a creşte ухаживать; воспитывать vychovávať; pestovať vzgajati gajiti föda, nära เลี้ยงดู; สนับสนุน bakıp büyütmek, bakıp beslemek 培育，養育 виховувати; вирощувати پالنا، پرورش کرنا nuôi nấng 培育，养育

noun

care; help in growing or developing. voeding تَنْشِئَه، تَرْبِيَه، عِنايَه، غِذاء отхранване educação péče, výchova, výživa die Pflege opfostring; næring ανατροφή, καλλιέργειαcrianza, educación hoolitsus کمک به رشد hoito soins, nourritureגידול, טיפוח पालन पोषण odgajati nevelés; táplálás perawatan umönnun, uppfóstrun allevamento, educazione 養育 양육, 사육 priežiūra audzēšana; audzināšana memelihara verzorgingoppfostringwychowanie, hodowla ودى او پر مختګ ته كمك educação creştere уход; воспитание starostlivosť, výživa vzgoja gajenje föda, näring การเลี้ยงดูบำรุงให้เติบโต bakıp büyütme, bakıp besleme 培育，養育 виховання; вирощування پرورش sự chăm sóc 培育

nurture

vt nutrir, criar, apoyar