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nurture

/ nurture /
verb/noun

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
help develop, help grow
"nurture his talents"
Type of:
encourage
Kinds of:
patronize patronise patronage support keep going
Derived:
breeding bringing up fostering fosterage raising
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 2
provide with nourishment
"We sustained ourselves on bread and water"
"This kind of food is not nourishing for young children"
Type of:
provide supply ply
Kinds of:
carry
Derived:
sustenance sustentation sustainment maintenance upkeep
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
noun Sense 3
the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child
Type of:
upbringing
Derived:
rear raise bring up parent foster
verb Sense 4
bring up
"raise a family"
"bring up children"
Kinds of:
fledge cradle foster
Derived:
parent parenthood parentage birth lineage
Causes:
grow up
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 5
raising someone to be an accepted member of the community
"they debated whether nature or nurture was more important"
Type of:
socialization socialisation acculturation
Derived:
rear raise bring up parent foster
Semantic Complexity
65%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
43
Times Searched
2
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encourage patronize patronise patronage support keep going provide supply ply carry upbringing fledge