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Nurture
Nur′ture
,Noun.
[OE.
norture
, noriture
, OF. norriture
, norreture
, F. nourriture
, fr. L. nutritura
a nursing, suckling. See Nourish
.] 1.
The act of nourishing or nursing; tender care; education; training.
A man neither by nature nor by
nurture
wise. Milton.
2.
That which nourishes; food; diet.
Spenser.
Nur′ture
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Nurtured
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Nurturing
.] 1.
To feed; to nourish.
2.
To educate; to bring or train up.
He was
nurtured
where he had been born. Sir H. Wotton.
Syn. – To nourish; nurse; cherish; bring up; educate; tend.
– To
Nurture
, Nourish
, Cherish
. Nourish denotes to supply with food, or cause to grow; as, to nourish a plant, to nourish rebellion. To nurture is to train up with a fostering care, like that of a mother; as, to nurture into strength; to nurture in sound principles. To cherish is to hold and treat as dear; as, to cherish hopes or affections. Webster 1828 Edition
Nurture
NUR'TURE
,Noun.
1.
That which nourishes; food; diet.2.
That which promotes growth; education; instruction. Ephesians 6.NUR'TURE
,Verb.
T.
1.
To feed; to nourish.2.
To educate; to bring or train up.He was nurtured where he was born.
Definition 2024
nurture
nurture
English
An Eastern Grey Kangaroo nurtures her joey.
Noun
nurture (plural nurtures)
- The act of nourishing or nursing; tender care; education; training.
- That which nourishes; food; diet.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Spenser to this entry?)
- The environmental influences that contribute to the development of an individual; see also nature.
- Milton
- A man neither by nature nor by nurture wise.
- Milton
Translations
act of nourishing or nursing; tender care; education; training
that which nourishes; food; diet
Verb
nurture (third-person singular simple present nurtures, present participle nurturing, simple past and past participle nurtured)
- To nourish or nurse.
- (figuratively, by extension) To encourage, especially the growth or development of something.
- 2009, UNESCO, The United Nations World Water Development Report – N° 3 - 2009 – Freshwater and International Law (the Interplay between Universal, Regional and Basin Perspectives), page 10, ISBN 9231041363
- The relationships between universal norms and specific norms nurture the development of international law.
- 2009, UNESCO, The United Nations World Water Development Report – N° 3 - 2009 – Freshwater and International Law (the Interplay between Universal, Regional and Basin Perspectives), page 10, ISBN 9231041363
Translations
to nourish or nurse
figuratively, to encourage