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Noun

nurture - helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important"
breeding, bringing up, fostering, fosterage, raising, rearing, upbringing
enculturation, acculturation, socialisation, socialization the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure
nurture - the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child
raising, rearing
upbringing properties acquired during a person's formative years

Verb

nurture - bring up; "raise a family"; "bring up children"
rear, raise, bring up, parent
fledge grow feathers; "The young sparrows are fledging already"
cradle run with the stick
foster help develop, help grow; "nurture his talents"
nurture - help develop, help grow; "nurture his talents"
foster
encourage spur on; "His financial success encouraged him to look for a wife"
patronage, keep going, patronise, patronize, support support by being a patron of
serve well, serve put the ball into play; "It was Agassi's turn to serve"
nurture - provide with nourishment; "We sustained ourselves on bread and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children"
nourish, sustain
cater, supply, ply, provide supply food ready to eat; for parties and banquets
carry continue or extend; "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"; "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces"
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Substantiv

nurture - The act of nourishing or nursing; tender care; education; training.
nurture - That which nourishes; food; diet.
nurture - The environmental influences that contribute to the development of an individual; see also nature.

Verb

nurture - To nourish or nurse.

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    To give food.

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