Nurture - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈnɜːrtʃər|  American pronunciation of the word nurture
Brit.  |ˈnɜːtʃə|  British pronunciation of the word nurture

noun

- the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child (syn: raising, rearing)
- helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community (syn: breeding, fosterage, fostering, raising, rearing, upbringing)
they debated whether nature or nurture was more important

verb

- help develop, help grow (syn: foster)
nurture his talents
- look after a child until it is an adult (syn: bring up, parent, raise, rear)
- provide with nourishment (syn: nourish, sustain)

Extra examples

Members of the family helped in the nurture of the baby.

Teachers should nurture their students' creativity.

The study looks at the ways parents nurture their children.

You have to carefully nurture the vines if you want them to produce good grapes.

She nurtured a secret ambition to be a singer.

He fed him well, and nourished himself, and took nurture for the road.

He had been nurtured in contempt for the tales of priests.

European union is an ideal that has been nurtured since the post-war years.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: nurture
he/she/it: nurtures
present participle: nurturing
past tense: nurtured
past participle: nurtured
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