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nurture

nur·ture

UK/ˈnɜːɹ.t͡ʃəɹ/ US/ˈnɜrtʃɜr/ uncommon
verb (3) noun (2)

verb

1.

help develop, help grow

  • “nurture his talents”
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2.

bring up

  • “raise a family”
  • “bring up children”
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3.

provide with nourishment

  • “We sustained ourselves on bread and water”
  • “This kind of food is not nourishing for young children”
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noun

1.

the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child

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2.

raising someone to be an accepted member of the community

  • “they debated whether nature or nurture was more important”
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Origin

From Middle English norture, noriture, from Old French norriture, norreture, from Late Latin nutritura (“nourishment”), from Latin nutrire (“to nourish”).

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  • nature vs nurture

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