Nurture — Nur ture, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nurtured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Nurturing}.] 1. To feed; to nourish. [1913 Webster] 2. To educate; to bring or train up. [1913 Webster] He was nurtured where he had been born. Sir H. Wotton. [1913 Webster] Syn: To… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Nurture — Nur ture, n. [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. [1913 Webster] A man neither by nature nor… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nurture — [n] development, nourishment breeding, care, diet, discipline, edibles, education, feed, food, instruction, nutriment, provender, provisions, rearing, subsistence, sustenance, training, upbringing, viands, victuals; concepts 457,712 Ant.… … New thesaurus
nurture — vb foster, *nurse, cherish, cultivate Analogous words: raise, rear (see LIFT): train, educate, school, discipline (see TEACH): *support, uphold, back Contrasted words: *neglect, overlook, disregard, ignore … New Dictionary of Synonyms
nurture — ► VERB 1) rear and encourage the development of (a child). 2) cherish (a hope, belief, or ambition). ► NOUN 1) the action or process of nurturing. 2) upbringing, education, and environment as a factor determining personality. Often contrasted… … English terms dictionary
nurture — [nʉr′chər] n. [ME < OFr norreture < LL nutritura, pp. of L nutrire, to nourish: see NURSE] 1. anything that nourishes; food; nutriment 2. the act or process of raising or promoting the development of; training, educating, fostering, etc.:… … English World dictionary
nurture — {<charset c=U><HR> } 01. A study done by British researchers in 1995 determined that a sense of humor was dependant upon [nurture], not nature. 02. You should [nurture] those qualities of your character which are most likely to help… … Grammatical examples in English
nurture — [[t]nɜ͟ː(r)tʃə(r)[/t]] nurtures, nurturing, nurtured 1) VERB If you nurture something such as a young child or a young plant, you care for it while it is growing and developing. [FORMAL] [V n] Parents want to know the best way to nurture and… … English dictionary
nurture — {{11}}nurture (n.) c.1300, breeding, upbringing, from O.Fr. norture, nourreture food, nourishment; education, training, from L.L. nutritia (see NURSERY (Cf. nursery)). {{12}}nurture (v.) to feed or nourish, early 15c., from NURTURE (Cf. nurture)… … Etymology dictionary
nurture — nurturable, adj. nurtureless, adj. nurturer, n. /nerr cheuhr/, v., nurtured, nurturing, n. v.t. 1. to feed and protect: to nurture one s offspring. 2. to support and encourage, as during the period of training or development; foster: to nurture… … Universalium
