Definition of nurtures Nurtures
/nɚˈʧɚz/ - [nercherz] -
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What does nurtures mean?
Wiktionary 
- nurtures (Noun)
Plural of nurture.
Part of speech
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| 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 | ||
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| 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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Wiktionary
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- 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.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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nurture
To give food.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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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.]
