Etymology: (1300–50; (n.) ME norture < MF nour(ri)ture < LL nūtrītūra a nourishing )
Definition of 'nurture'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)raising, rearing, nurture the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child
2. (verb)breeding, bringing up, fostering, fosterage, nurture, raising, rearing, upbringing helpingsomeone grow up to be an accepted member of the community "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important"
3. (verb)foster, nurture help develop, help grow "nurture his talents"
4. (verb)rear, raise, bring up, nurture, parent bring up "raise a family"; "bring up children"
5. (verb)nourish, nurture, sustain provide with nourishment "We sustained ourselves on bread and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children"
Definition of 'nurture'
Webster Dictionary
1. (noun)nurture the act of nourishing or nursing; thender care; education; training
Definitions of nurture 
Afrikaans: voed
Arabic: يُغَذّي، يُرَبِّي، يُنْشِ
Bulgarian: отхранвам
Brazilian: educar
Czech: chovat, pěstovat, vychová
German: aufziehen
Danish: opfostre; nære
Greek: ανατρέφω, καλλιεργώ
Spanish: criar, educar
Estonian: üles kasvatama
Farsi: پرورش؛ تربيت
Finnish: tukea
French: élever
Hebrew: לְגַדֵל, לְטַפֵּח
Hindi: पुष्ट बनाना, शिक्षा देना
Croatian: njegovati
Hungarian: felnevel;ápol; táplál
Indonesian: membesarkan
Icelandic: fóstra, ala upp
Italian: allevare, educare
Japanese: 養育する
Korean: 양육하다, 키우다
Lithuanian: auginti, prižiūrėti, ugdy
Latvian: audzēt; audzināt
Malay: pemeliharaan
Dutch: verzorgen
Norwegian: fostre opp, (er)nære
Polish: wychowywać, hodować
Persian: پرورش؛ تربيت
Pashto: پالنه او تربيت
Portuguese: educar
Romanian: a creşte
Russian: ухаживать;воспитывать
Slovak: vychovávať; pestovať
Slovenian: vzgajati
Serbian: gajiti
Swedish: föda, nära
Thai: เลี้ยงดู; สนับสนุน
Turkish: bakıp büyütmek, bakıp bes
Taiwanese: 培育，養育
Ukrainian: виховувати; вирощувати
Urdu: پالنا، پرورش کرنا
Vietnamese: nuôi nấng
Chinese: 培育，养育
