the fact of taking care of or nurturing, or the ability to do so, in both a physical and emotional manner
Her desperate longing for nurturance and care makes it difficult to establish safeand appropriate boundaries with others.
nurturance in American English
(ˈnɜːrtʃərəns)
noun
warm and affectionate physical and emotional support and care
Derived forms
nurturant
adjective
Word origin
[1935–40; nurture + -ance]
Examples of 'nurturance' in a sentence
nurturance
Parental nurturance was not predictive at either age.
Brian B Avants, Daniel A Hackman, Laura M Betancourt, Gwendolyn M Lawson, Hallam Hurt,Martha J Farah 2015, 'Relation of Childhood Home Environment to Cortical Thickness in Late Adolescence:Specificity of Experience and Timing.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4624931?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Both overprotective and authoritative clusters showed high scores on structure, behavioral control, and nurturance.
Klazine van der Horst, Ester F C Sleddens 2017, 'Parenting styles, feeding styles and food-related parenting practices in relationto toddlers' eating styles: A cluster-analytic approach.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5443548?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
These include the needs of place, nurturance, support, protection and limits.
Slaninova Gabriela, Vokalova Lucie 2016, 'Education of counsellors and therapists for the work with the topic of holes in roles',SHS Web of Conferenceshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/20162601012. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Daughters also reported high current paternal nurturance.
Sonja Wessels, Elmien Lesch 2014, 'Young Adult South African Daughters' Perceptions of Paternal Involvement and Nurturance',Interpersona : An International Journal on Personal Relationshipshttp://ijpr.psychopen.eu/article/view/145. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
However, friend-poachers were rated less favorably than acquaintance-poachers acrossmeasures of warmth, nurturance, and friendliness.
Justin K. Mogilski, T. Joel Wade 2013, 'Friendship as a Relationship Infiltration Tactic during Human Mate Poaching', Evolutionary Psychologyhttps://doi.org/10.1177/147470491301100415. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Both the nurturance and permanent extension of limits between thinking and life guarantees the mobility of life.
Tomas Kačerauskas 2006, 'RIBOS TARP PRAMANO IR TIKROVĖS: FENOMENOLOGINĖ PERSPEKTYVA', Problemoshttp://www.journals.vu.lt/problemos/article/view/4053. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Expressions of emotional support aim to relieve a person's distress, and offer sympathy and nurturance.
M. Q. Heilat, T. Seifert 2019, 'Mental motivation, intrinsic motivation and their relationship with emotional supportsources among gifted and non-gifted Jordanian adolescents', Cogent Psychologyhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311908.2019.1587131. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)