What does nurture mean?
Definitions for nurture
ˈnɜr tʃərnur·ture
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word nurture.
Princeton's WordNet
raising, rearing, nurturenoun
the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child
breeding, bringing up, fostering, fosterage, nurture, raising, rearing, upbringingverb
helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
"they debated whether nature or nurture was more important"
foster, nurtureverb
help develop, help grow
"nurture his talents"
rear, raise, bring up, nurture, parentverb
bring up
"raise a family"; "bring up children"
nourish, nurture, sustainverb
provide with nourishment
"We sustained ourselves on bread and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children"
Wiktionary
nurturenoun
The act of nourishing or nursing; tender care; education; training.
Etymology: From norture, noriture, from norriture, norreture, from nutritura, from nutrire.
nurturenoun
That which nourishes; food; diet.
Etymology: From norture, noriture, from norriture, norreture, from nutritura, from nutrire.
nurturenoun
The environmental influences that contribute to the development of an individual; see also nature.
Etymology: From norture, noriture, from norriture, norreture, from nutritura, from nutrire.
nurtureverb
to nourish or nurse
Etymology: From norture, noriture, from norriture, norreture, from nutritura, from nutrire.
Webster Dictionary
Nurturenoun
the act of nourishing or nursing; thender care; education; training
Etymology: [OE. norture, noriture, OF. norriture, norreture, F. nourriture, fr. L. nutritura a nursing, suckling. See Nourish.]
Nurturenoun
that which nourishes; food; diet
Etymology: [OE. norture, noriture, OF. norriture, norreture, F. nourriture, fr. L. nutritura a nursing, suckling. See Nourish.]
Nurtureverb
to feed; to nourish
Etymology: [OE. norture, noriture, OF. norriture, norreture, F. nourriture, fr. L. nutritura a nursing, suckling. See Nourish.]
Nurtureverb
to educate; to bring or train up
Etymology: [OE. norture, noriture, OF. norriture, norreture, F. nourriture, fr. L. nutritura a nursing, suckling. See Nourish.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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.]
Editors Contribution
nurture
To support with love and understanding.
They always chose to nurture their children, ensuring they listened, had lots of fun together and knew that discussion really had its place at their kitchen table so every voice is heard.
Submitted by MaryC on February 15, 2020
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of nurture in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of nurture in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of nurture in a Sentence
Companies will hire someone for two to three years, but they have no intention of investing the time or the money to nurture that employee.
All self-help authors are like babysitters. Because they have to lead and nurture us until we are mentally fit to accomplish anything in life.
We should study it because we hunger for knowledge and understanding. Grand undertakings like this nurture our spirit.
If we cannot work together through the regular order to keep the government funded and functioning then we should put our salaries to good use supporting causes that help people and nurture the communities who need it most, i intend to donate the salary I earn during the period that the government is shut down to charity.
Everyone has a talent. What is rare is the courage to nurture it in solitude and to follow the talent to the dark places where it leads.
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Translations for nurture
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- تربيه, تنشئةArabic
- výchova, výživaCzech
- plejeDanish
- fördern, voranbringen, Umhegen, Umsorgen, Päppeln, hegen und pflegenGerman
- ανατροφή, διατροφή, τροφή, διατρέφω, τρέφω, γαλούχησηGreek
- nutriEsperanto
- crianza, nutrir, cuidado, levantamiento, desarollamiento, criar, ternura, alimentoSpanish
- پرورشPersian
- kasvatus, hoitaa, ravinto, vaalia, kasvattaa, hoitoFinnish
- nourrir, alimenter, favoriserFrench
- oiliúintIrish
- पालन-पोषणHindi
- táplálkozásHungarian
- memeliharaIndonesian
- nutrireItalian
- לטפחHebrew
- 育成, 育成するJapanese
- ಆರೈಕೆKannada
- CultusLatin
- koesterenDutch
- nurtureNorwegian
- wychowaniePolish
- nutrirPortuguese
- cultivare, creștere, educareRomanian
- brigaSerbo-Croatian
- uppfostranSwedish
- beslemekTurkish
- зроститиUkrainian
- nurtureYiddish
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