nurture

(nûr'chər)
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., -tured, -tur·ing, -tures.

1. To nourish; feed.
2. To educate; train.
3. To help grow or develop; cultivate: nurture a student's talent.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin nūtrītūra, act of suckling, from Latin nūtrītus, past participle of nūtrīre, to suckle.]

nurturer 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.

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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. See ingestion.

verb

To promote and sustain the development of: cultivate, foster, nourish, nurse. See care for/neglect.

n

Definition: development, nourishment
Antonyms: deprivation, ignorance, neglect, starvation

v

Definition: feed, care for
Antonyms: deprive, ignore, neglect, starve

IN BRIEF: To promote growth.

A tree uses what comes its way to nurture itself. . . . Absorb, absorb, absorb. That is the secret of the tree. — Deng Ming-Dao, Taoist master & author of several books aboutTa.

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• Support, Encouragement, and Agreement - nurture: (vb) further the development of through kind support

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - nære, opfostre, opdrage
n. - næring, opdragelse

Nederlands (Dutch)
(op)voeding, zorg, omgevingsinvloeden (op persoonlijkheid), voeden, verzorgen, grootbrengen

Français (French)
v. tr. - élever (un enfant) (sout), soigner, entretenir (une plante), (fig) nourrir (de l'espoir), veiller au développement de (d'un projet)
n. - soins

Deutsch (German)
n. - Nahrung, Erziehung
v. - nähren, aufziehen, hegen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ανατροφή, καλλιέργεια
v. - ανατρέφω, καλλιεργώ

Italiano (Italian)
nutrire

Português (Portuguese)
n. - criação (f), educação (f), nutrição (f)
v. - criar, educar, cuidar de, estimular, nutrir

Русский (Russian)
воспитывать, вскармливать, питать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - alimentar, nutrir, educar, criar
n. - crianza, nutrición

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - fostran, uppfostran, miljöpåverkan, föda
v. - föda (upp), hysa, nära, umgås med

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
养育, 教养, 给与营养物, 教育, 营养物

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 養育, 教養, 給與營養物
n. - 養育, 教育, 營養物

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 기르다, 영양물을 공급하다
n. - 양육, 자양(음식물)

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 養育する, 教育する, 育てる
n. - 養育, 教育, しつけ, 食物

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تنشئه, تربيه (فعل) ينشئ, يربي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮טיפח, כלכל, גידל, אימן, חינך‬
n. - ‮חינוך, טיפוח, גידול ילדים, הזנה, אימון, גורמים חברתיים כמשפיעים על האישיות‬

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