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Meaning of 'nurture' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Nurture [ n.]
- The act of nourishing or nursing; thender care; education; training.
- That which nourishes; food; diet.
2 . Nurture [ v. t.]
- To feed; to nourish.
- To educate; to bring or train up.

Meaning of 'nurture' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . nurture [ n]
Meaning (1):
- helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
Example in sentence:
  • they debated whether nature or nurture was more important
2 . nurture [ v]
Meaning (2):
- look after a child until it is an adult
Example in sentence:
  • bring up children;
  • raise a family
Meaning (3):
- help develop, help grow
Example in sentence:
  • nurture his talents
Meaning (4):
- provide with nourishment
Example in sentence:
  • This kind of food is not nourishing for young children;
  • We sustained ourselves on bread and water

Nearby Words:

nur nurl nurled nurling nurse nursed nursehound nursemaid nursepond nurser

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