nurture
The act of nourishing or nursingThe act of nourishing or nursing; tender care
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Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 2
Examples
40 sentencesSports nurture friendships.
ruСпорт укрепляет дружбу. — odexed
Both body and spirit are nurtured.
Parents and teachers should nurture curiosity.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of nourishing or nursing; tender care
Umsorgen, Umhegen, Päppeln
(countable, uncountable)The environmental influences that contribute to a person’s development (as opposed to "nature").
Erziehung, Pflege, Umwelteinflüsse
(countable, uncountable)That which nourishes; food; diet.
(countable, uncountable)The act or process of encouraging the growth or development of something.
- the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child
- helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
Origin
From Middle English norture, noriture, from Old French norriture, norreture, from Late LatFrom Middle English norture, noriture, from Old French norriture, norreture, from Late Latin nutritura (“nourishment”), from Latin nutrire (“to nourish”).
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Forms
plural: nurturesSynonyms
9 synonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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