Associations to the word «Nurture»

NURTURE, noun. The act of nourishing or nursing; tender care; education; training.

NURTURE, noun. That which nourishes; food; diet.

NURTURE, noun. The environmental influences that contribute to the development of an individual; see also nature.

NURTURE, verb. To nourish or nurse.

NURTURE, verb. (figuratively) (by extension) To encourage, especially the growth or development of something.

NURTURE, noun. The properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child.

NURTURE, noun. Helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important".

NURTURE, verb. Help develop, help grow; "nurture his talents".

NURTURE, verb. Bring up; "raise a family"; "bring up children".

NURTURE, verb. Provide with nourishment; "We sustained ourselves on bread and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children".