Definition of nurture Nurture

/nɚˈʧɚ/ - [nercher] - nur•ture

We found 16 definitions of nurture from 6 different sources.

What does nurture mean?

Noun
nurture - helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important"
		breeding, bringing up, fostering, fosterage, raising, rearing, upbringing
		enculturation, acculturation, socialisation, socialization the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure
nurture - the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child
		raising, rearing
		upbringing properties acquired during a person's formative years
Verb
nurture - bring up; "raise a family"; "bring up children"
		rear, raise, bring up, parent
		fledge grow feathers; "The young sparrows are fledging already"
		cradle run with the stick
		foster help develop, help grow; "nurture his talents"
nurture - help develop, help grow; "nurture his talents"
		foster
		encourage spur on; "His financial success encouraged him to look for a wife"
		patronage, keep going, patronise, patronize, support support by being a patron of
		serve well, serve put the ball into play; "It was Agassi's turn to serve"
nurture - provide with nourishment; "We sustained ourselves on bread and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children"
		nourish, sustain
		cater, supply, ply, provide supply food ready to eat; for parties and banquets
		carry continue or extend; "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"; "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces"

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nurture (Noun)
The act of nourishing or nursing; tender care; education; training.
nurture (Noun)
That which nourishes; food; diet.
nurture (Noun)
The environmental influences that contribute to the development of an individual; see also nature.
nurture (Verb)
To nourish or nurse.

nurture (n.)
The act of nourishing or nursing; thender care; education; training.
nurture (n.)
That which nourishes; food; diet.
nurture (v. t.)
To feed; to nourish.
nurture (v. t.)
To educate; to bring or train up.

nurture
nurt′ūr, n. act of nursing or nourishing: nourishment: education: instruction.—v.t. to nourish: to bring up: to educate.—n. Nurt′urer. [O. Fr. noriture (Fr. nourriture)—Low L. nutritura—L. nutrīre, to nourish.]

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nurture in sign language