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nur·ture
I. \ˈnərchər, ˈnə̄chə(r, ˈnəichə(r\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English nurture, norture, from Middle French norriture, norreture, from Late Latin nutritura act of nursing or suckling, from Latin nutritus (past participle of nutrire to suckle, nourish) + -ura -ure — more at nourish
1.
a. : the breeding, education, or training that one receives or possesses : upbringing
< the poverty she lived in was utterly unbefitting her gentle nurture — George Meredith >
b. obsolete : moral training
2. : something that nourishes : food
< fed him well and nourished himself and took nurture for the road — R.D.Blackmore >
3. : the process of bringing up : tutelage
< the best moral atmosphere for the nurture of creative scientists — Weston La Barre >
4. : the sum of the influences modifying the expression of the genetic potentialities of an organism — compare nature
II. transitive verb
(nurtured ; nurtured ; nurturing \-ch(ə)riŋ\ ; nurtures)
Etymology: Middle English nurturen, norturen, from nurture, norture, n.
1. : to supply with food, nourishment, and protection
< was not nurtured by the best of mothers — O.W.Holmes †1894 >
2.
a. : to train by or as if by instruction : educate
< will ask for the financial support of the alumni whom they have nurtured — C.M.Fuess >
b. obsolete : to give moral training to : discipline
3. : to further the development of : promote the growth of : foster
< nurture your mind with great thoughts — Benjamin Disraeli >
Synonyms: see nurse |