Word of the Day February 22, 2020

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. raising, rearing, nurture(noun)

   the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child

2. breeding, 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"

3. foster, nurture(verb)

   help develop, help grow

   "nurture his talents"

4. rear, raise, bring up, nurture, parent(verb)

   bring up

   "raise a family"; "bring up children"

5. nourish, nurture, sustain(verb)

   provide with nourishment

   "We sustained ourselves on bread and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. nurture(Noun)

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

2. nurture(Noun)

   That which nourishes; food; diet.

3. nurture(Noun)

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

4. nurture(Verb)

   to nourish or nurse

Origin: From norture, noriture, from norriture, norreture, from nutritura, from nutrire.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Nurture(noun)

   the act of nourishing or nursing; thender care; education; training

2. Nurture(noun)

   that which nourishes; food; diet

3. Nurture(verb)

   to feed; to nourish

4. Nurture(verb)

   to educate; to bring or train up

Origin: [OE. norture, noriture, OF. norriture, norreture, F. nourriture, fr. L. nutritura a nursing, suckling. See Nourish.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Nurture

   nurt′ūr, n. act of nursing or nourishing: nourishment: education: instruction.—v.t. to nourish: to bring up: to educate.—n. Nurt′urer. [O. Fr. noriture (Fr. nourriture)—Low L. nutritura—L. nutrīre, to nourish.]

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. nurture

   To support with love and understanding.

   They always chose to nurture their children, ensuring they listened, had lots of fun together and knew that discussion really had its place at their kitchen table so every voice is heard.

   Submitted by MaryC on February 15, 2020  

How to pronounce nurture?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of nurture in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of nurture in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of nurture in a Sentence

1. Benjamin Disraeli:

   Nurture your mind with great thoughts.

2. Sipho P Nkosi:

   Never seek what you are not, but nurture what you are.

3. Benjamin Disraeli:

   Nurture your mind with great thoughts to believe in the heroic makes heroes.

4. Business Minister Shriti Vadera:

   I love the Britain that can nurture immigrants like me and make them its own.

5. Benjamin Disraeli:

   Nurture your mind with great thoughts; to believe in the heroic makes heroes.

Images & Illustrations of nurture

• 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
• 育成, 育成するJapanese
• ಆರೈಕೆKannada
• koesterenDutch
• nurtureNorwegian
• wychowaniePolish
• nutrirPortuguese
• cultivare, creștere, educareRomanian
• brigaSerbo-Croatian
• uppfostranSwedish
• beslemekTurkish
• зроститиUkrainian
• nurtureYiddish