nurture

nur·ture

N0197100 (nûr′chər)n.1. a. The action of raising or caring for offspring: the nurture of an infant.b. Biology The sum of environmental influences and conditions acting on an organism, especially in contrast to heredity.c. The fostering or overseeing of the development of something: the nurture of an idea.2. Something that nourishes; sustenance: "The butterfly poked its tiny proboscis down into her hair, probing for nurture" (Barbara Kingsolver).tr.v. nur·tured, nur·tur·ing, nur·tures 1. a. To raise or educate (a child, for example).b. To encourage or help develop; cultivate: "a small college town that had nurtured his intellectual and creative pursuits" (James S. Hirsch).2. To provide sustenance for; nourish: the meadow that nurtures the cattle.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin nūtrītūra, act of suckling, from Latin nūtrītus, past participle of nūtrīre, to suckle; see (s)nāu- in Indo-European roots.]

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nur′tur·er n.Synonyms: nurture, cultivate, foster, nurse
These verbs mean to promote and sustain the growth and development of: nurturing hopes; cultivating tolerance; foster friendly relations; nursed the fledgling business.

nurture

(ˈnɜːtʃə) n1. the act or process of promoting the development, etc, of a child2. something that nourishes3. (Biology) biology the environmental factors that partly determine the structure of an organism. See also nature¹²vb (tr) 4. to feed or support5. to educate or train[C14: from Old French norriture, from Latin nutrīre to nourish] ˈnurturable adj ˈnurturer n

nur•ture

(ˈnɜr tʃər)

v. -tured, -tur•ing,
n. v.t. 1. to feed and protect or support and encourage. 2. to bring up; train; educate. n. 3. upbringing; training; education. 4. development: the nurture of young artists. 5. something that nourishes; food. [1300–50; (n.) Middle English norture < Middle French nour(ri)ture < Late Latin nūtrītūra a nourishing] nur′tur•er, n.

nurture

- The verb was formed after the noun, which first referred (c. 1330) to a person's training or breeding. The word can be traced back to Latin nutritus, meaning "to nourish."See also related terms for nourish.

nurture

Past participle: nurtured
Gerund: nurturing

Imperative
nurture
nurture

Present
I nurture
you nurture
he/she/it nurtures
we nurture
you nurture
they nurture

Preterite
I nurtured
you nurtured
he/she/it nurtured
we nurtured
you nurtured
they nurtured

Present Continuous
I am nurturing
you are nurturing
he/she/it is nurturing
we are nurturing
you are nurturing
they are nurturing

Present Perfect
I have nurtured
you have nurtured
he/she/it has nurtured
we have nurtured
you have nurtured
they have nurtured

Past Continuous
I was nurturing
you were nurturing
he/she/it was nurturing
we were nurturing
you were nurturing
they were nurturing

Past Perfect
I had nurtured
you had nurtured
he/she/it had nurtured
we had nurtured
you had nurtured
they had nurtured

Future
I will nurture
you will nurture
he/she/it will nurture
we will nurture
you will nurture
they will nurture

Future Perfect
I will have nurtured
you will have nurtured
he/she/it will have nurtured
we will have nurtured
you will have nurtured
they will have nurtured

Future Continuous
I will be nurturing
you will be nurturing
he/she/it will be nurturing
we will be nurturing
you will be nurturing
they will be nurturing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been nurturing
you have been nurturing
he/she/it has been nurturing
we have been nurturing
you have been nurturing
they have been nurturing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been nurturing
you will have been nurturing
he/she/it will have been nurturing
we will have been nurturing
you will have been nurturing
they will have been nurturing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been nurturing
you had been nurturing
he/she/it had been nurturing
we had been nurturing
you had been nurturing
they had been nurturing

Conditional
I would nurture
you would nurture
he/she/it would nurture
we would nurture
you would nurture
they would nurture

Past Conditional
I would have nurtured
you would have nurtured
he/she/it would have nurtured
we would have nurtured
you would have nurtured
they would have nurtured

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	nurture - the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a childrearing, raisingupbringing - properties acquired during a person's formative years
	2.	nurture - helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important"bringing up, fosterage, fostering, rearing, upbringing, breeding, raisingacculturation, enculturation, socialisation, socialization - the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture; "the socialization of children to the norms of their culture"
Verb	1.	nurture - help develop, help grow; "nurture his talents"fosterpatronage, keep going, patronise, patronize, support - be a regular customer or client of; "We patronize this store"; "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could"encourage - inspire with confidence; give hope or courage toserve well, serve - promote, benefit, or be useful or beneficial to; "Art serves commerce"; "Their interests are served"; "The lake serves recreation"; "The President's wisdom has served the country well"
	2.	nurture - bring up; "raise a family"; "bring up children"parent, bring up, rear, raisefledge - feed, care for, and rear young birds for flightcradle - bring up from infancyfoster - bring up under fosterage; of children
	3.	nurture - provide with nourishment; "We sustained ourselves on bread and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children"nourish, sustaincater, ply, provide, supply - give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests"carry - be able to feed; "This land will carry ten cows to the acre"

nurture

verb1. bring up, raise, look after, rear, care for, develop Parents want to know the best way to nurture and raise their children to adulthood.
bring up ignore, overlook, neglect, deprive, disregard2. tend, grow, cultivate The modern conservatory is not an environment for nurturing plants.3. encourage, support, sustain, cultivate Seema's interest in literature was nurtured by her parents.
noun1. upbringing, training, education, instruction, rearing, development The human organism learns partly by nature, partly by nurture.

nurture

nounSomething fit to be eaten:aliment, bread, comestible, diet, edible, esculent, fare, food, foodstuff, meat, nourishment, nutriment, nutrition, pabulum, pap, provender, provision (used in plural), sustenance, victual.Slang: chow, eats, grub.verbTo promote and sustain the development of:cultivate, foster, nourish, nurse.

Translations

养育培育

nurture

(ˈnəːtʃə) verb to encourage the growth and development of (a child, plant etc). 培育，養育 培育，养育 noun care; help in growing or developing. 培育，養育 培育