nurture

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of nourishing or nursing; tender care
2. (countable, uncountable) That which nourishes; food; diet.
3. (countable, uncountable) The environmental influences that contribute to a person’s development (as opposed to "nature").
4. (countable, uncountable) The act or process of encouraging the growth or development of something.

Verb

1. To nourish or nurse.
2. (broadly, figuratively) To encourage, especially the growth or development of something.

Synonyms

nourish

foster

raise

rear

bring up

feed

nurse

care for

cherish

rearing

upbringing

support

take care of

breeding

breed

educate

raising

sustain

care

fostering

take care

cultivate

tend

train

🚋

grow

fosterage

bringing up

look after

training

culture

incubate

develop

hatch

teach

tutelage

cultivation

service

food

🍽️

brood

parent

cradle

promote

mind

entertain

nourishment

serve

edification

drill

domesticate

doctor

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Translations

nourrir

alimenter

nutrire

nähren

nutrir

alimentar

voeden

alimentar

alimentar

alimentare

🍽️

élever

ανατροφή

ernähren

nutrir

füttern

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈnɜːɹ.t͡ʃəɹ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: norture

In summary

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