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nurture definition

nur·ture (nʉrc̸hər)

noun

  1. anything that nourishes; food; nutriment
  2. the act or process of raising or promoting the development of; training, educating, fostering, etc.
    also nurturance nur′·tur·ance
  3. all the environmental factors, collectively, to which one is subjected from conception onward, as distinguished from one's nature or heredity

Etymology: ME < OFr norreture < LL nutritura, pp. of L nutrire, to nourish: see nurse

transitive verb nurtured -·tured, nurturing -·tur·ing

  1. to feed or nourish
    1. to promote the development of
    2. to raise by educating, training, etc.

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