What are some alternative words for nurture?
Synonyms for nurture
ˈnɜr tʃər
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Princeton's WordNet
raising, rearing, nurture(noun)
the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child
Synonyms:
raising, fostering, lift, rearing, breeding, bringing up, upbringing, fosterage, elevationbreeding, bringing up, fostering, fosterage, nurture, raising, rearing, upbringing(verb)
helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
"they debated whether nature or nurture was more important"
Synonyms:
rearing, education, breeding, fostering, facts of life, gentility, upbringing, training, bringing up, elevation, procreation, lift, raising, fosterage, reproduction, genteelnessfoster, nurture(verb)
help develop, help grow
"nurture his talents"
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bring up, rear, sustain, foster, raise, nourish, parent, furtherrear, raise, bring up, nurture, parent(verb)
bring up
"raise a family"; "bring up children"
Synonyms:
kindle, rise, arouse, put forward, leaven, set up, upgrade, boot, provoke, elevate, kick upstairs, recruit, upraise, enkindle, put up, heighten, stir, refer, elicit, advance, conjure, lift, fire, farm, cite, grow, bring up, conjure up, resurrect, levy, advert, promote, nourish, prove, erect, raise, name, call down, get up, produce, call forth, invoke, mention, reboot, evoke, rear, foster, parent, sustain, rise up, enhancenourish, nurture, sustain(verb)
provide with nourishment
"We sustained ourselves on bread and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children"
Synonyms:
have, suffer, keep up, keep, support, hold up, hold, sustain, bring up, confirm, foster, nutrify, rear, aliment, get, corroborate, maintain, nourish, substantiate, affirm, raise, prolong, parent
English Synonyms and Antonyms
nurture
To cherish is both to hold dear and to treat as dear. Mere unexpressed esteem would not be cherishing. In the marriage vow, "to love, honor, and cherish," the word cherish implies all that each can do by love and tenderness for the welfare and happiness of the other, as by support, protection, care in sickness, comfort in sorrow, sympathy, and help of every kind. To nurse is to tend the helpless or feeble, as infants, or the sick or wounded. To nourish is strictly to sustain and build up by food; to nurture includes careful mental and spiritual training, with something of love and tenderness; to foster is simply to maintain and care for, to bring up; a foster-child will be nourished, but may not be as tenderly nurtured or as lovingly cherished as if one's own. In the figurative sense, the opinion one cherishes he holds, not with mere cold conviction, but with loving devotion.
See synonyms for ABANDON; CHASTEN.
Synonyms:
cheer, cherish, cling to, comfort, encourage, entertain, foster, harbor, hold dear, nourish, nurse, protect, shelter, treasure, value
Dictionary of English Synonymes
nurture(n.)
Synonyms:
nourishment, food, dietnurture(n.)
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training, education, instruction, discipline, tuition, schooling, breedingnurture(v. a.)
nurture(v. a.)
Synonyms:
train, educate, instruct, school, rear, breed, discipline, bring up
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#26 | have | |
#77 | get | |
#108 | name | |
#148 | support | |
#242 | education | |
#410 | value | |
#435 | training | |
#656 | keep | |
#724 | further | |
#960 | fire | |
#1275 | hold | |
#1293 | feed | |
#1717 | farm | |
#1771 | parent | |
#1837 | advance | |
#2088 | upgrade | |
#2157 | protect | |
#2273 | produce | |
#2406 | promote | |
#2422 | maintain | |
#2703 | rise | |
#2835 | comfort | |
#2884 | refer | |
#2923 | grow | |
#3358 | confirm | |
#3398 | rear | |
#3400 | enhance | |
#3433 | encourage | |
#3551 | raise | |
#3579 | boot | |
#3935 | mention | |
#4200 | nurse | |
#4340 | prove | |
#4460 | foster | |
#4499 | lift | |
#4776 | harbor | |
#4955 | reproduction | |
#5019 | raising | |
#6682 | shelter | |
#6848 | suffer | |
#6968 | treasure | |
#7941 | breeding | |
#7982 | cite | |
#8604 | elevation | |
#9288 | levy | |
#9541 | advert | |
#10284 | stir | |
#10928 | recruit | |
#11256 | sustain | |
#12252 | cheer | |
#12988 | reboot | |
#14008 | entertain | |
#16053 | invoke | |
#17242 | erect | |
#17572 | fostering | |
#19474 | affirm | |
#22446 | nurture | |
#23342 | nurturing | |
#24442 | cultivate | |
#25338 | rearing | |
#25495 | cherish | |
#26899 | provoke | |
#29479 | elicit | |
#29834 | evoke | |
#29876 | elevate | |
#31345 | cultivating | |
#32756 | prolong | |
#33189 | cultivar | |
#37915 | upbringing | |
#38100 | nurtured | |
#38704 | nourish | |
#39584 | substantiate | |
#43132 | arouse | |
#43704 | conjure | |
#46777 | heighten | |
#53917 | resurrect | |
#63157 | procreation | |
#65919 | corroborate | |
#71611 | kindle | |
#84296 | leaven | |
#135554 | aliment | |
#161182 | gentility |
How to use nurture in a sentence?
There is some evidence here that President Trump is starting to realize some of the political benefits of robust economic growth, but the connection is tenuous now and the White House would be wise to carefully nurture it in advance of the November elections.
I immediately felt connected to this community kitchen; it is a place for women to laugh, grieve, cry and cook together. Melding cultural identities under a shared roof, it creates space to feel a sense of normalcy — in its simplest form, [it's about] the universal need to connect, nurture, and commune through food, through crisis or joy — something we can all relate to, through this charitable endeavor, the proceeds will allow the kitchen to thrive and keep the global spirit of community alive.
When I was Secretary of State, President Obama and I worked with Aung San Suu Kyi and others on the ground in Burma to nurture flickers of progress into a real opening, as President, I will ensure that the United States continues to stand with them and with everyone around the world who seeks liberty and dignity.
Remember without self, there can be no selfless acts. Take care, nurture and challenge your self so you can expand the act of selfless action.
Happiness will bloom with fragrance and beauty if you plant the seeds of love with a deep driving desire in the garden of hope and nurture with tenderness, compassion, and care; if you are always eager to share.
Translations for nurture
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- تنشئة, تربيهArabic
- výživa, výchovaCzech
- plejeDanish
- fördern, hegen und pflegen, Päppeln, Umsorgen, Umhegen, voranbringenGerman
- διατροφή, τροφή, διατρέφω, γαλούχηση, τρέφω, ανατροφήGreek
- nutriEsperanto
- crianza, ternura, nutrir, alimento, criar, desarollamiento, cuidado, levantamientoSpanish
- پرورشPersian
- hoitaa, kasvatus, hoito, kasvattaa, ravinto, vaaliaFinnish
- alimenter, favoriser, nourrirFrench
- oiliúintIrish
- पालन-पोषणHindi
- táplálkozásHungarian
- memeliharaIndonesian
- nutrireItalian
- לטפחHebrew
- 育成, 育成するJapanese
- ಆರೈಕೆKannada
- CultusLatin
- koesterenDutch
- nurtureNorwegian
- wychowaniePolish
- nutrirPortuguese
- cultivare, creștere, educareRomanian
- brigaSerbo-Croatian
- uppfostranSwedish
- beslemekTurkish
- зроститиUkrainian
- nurtureYiddish
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