nurture : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: nurture	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for nurture
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nurture n the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child Synonym(s): raising, rearing, nurture helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important" Synonym(s): breeding, bringing up, fostering, fosterage, nurture, raising, rearing, upbringing v help develop, help grow; "nurture his talents" [syn: foster, nurture] bring up; "raise a family"; "bring up children" Synonym(s): rear, raise, bring up, nurture, parent provide with nourishment; "We sustained ourselves on bread and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children" Synonym(s): nourish, nurture, sustain
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nurture \Nur"ture\, n. [OE. norture, noriture, OF. norriture, norreture, F. nourriture, fr. L. nutritura a nursing, suckling. See {Nourish}.] 1. The act of nourishing or nursing; thender care; education; training. A man neither by nature nor by nurture wise. --Milton. 2. That which nourishes; food; diet. --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nurture \Nur"ture\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nurtured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Nurturing}.] 1. To feed; to nourish. 2. To educate; to bring or train up. He was nurtured where he had been born. --Sir H. Wotton. Syn: To nourish; nurse; cherish; bring up; educate; tend. Usage: To {Nurture}, {Nourish}, {Cherish}. Nourish denotes to supply with food, or cause to grow; as, to nourish a plant, to nourish rebellion. To nurture is to train up with a fostering care, like that of a mother; as, to nurture into strength; to nurture in sound principles. To cherish is to hold and treat as dear; as, to cherish hopes or affections.