Nurture — Defs

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

1.
The act of nourishing or nursing; tender care; education; training.
“A man neither by nature nor by nurture wise.” — Milton.
2.
That which nourishes; food; diet.

02 v. t. To feed; to nourish.

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.

-- 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.