nurture

  • 21nurture guardian — See guardian by nurture …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 22nurture — 1. noun /ˈnɛː.tʃər/ a) The act of nourishing or nursing; tender care; education; training. b) That which nourishes; food; diet. 2. verb /ˈnɛː.tʃər/ …

    Wiktionary

  • 23nurture — Synonyms and related words: TLC, abet, acculturate, advance, aid and abet, aliment, alimentation, ameliorate, amend, apprentice, apprenticeship, ask for, attend to, baby sit, back, basic training, bear, better, bolster, boost, bosom, bread, break …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 24nurture — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. sustain, support, feed, nourish; foster, cherish; educate, train, rear. See aid, preparation, food. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Nourishment] Syn. pabulum, nutriment, sustenance; see food , subsistence 1 …

    English dictionary for students

  • 25nurture — nur·ture || nÉœrtʃər / nɜːtʃə n. nourishment, sustenance; care for the well being of, fostering, cultivation v. care for the well being of; foster; provide nourishment; raise, teach; create an atmosphere conducive to development …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 26nurture — [ nə:tʃə] verb 1》 rear and encourage the development of (a child). 2》 cherish (a hope, belief, or ambition). noun 1》 the action or process of nurturing. 2》 upbringing, education, and environment as an influence on or determinant of personality.… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 27nurture — I. n. 1. Nourishment, food, diet. 2. Training, education, instruction, discipline, tuition schooling, breeding. 3. Nursing, nourishing, tender care, attention. II. v. a. 1. Feed, nourish, nurse, tend. 2. Train, educate, instruct, school, rear,… …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 28nurture — 1 verb (transitive often passive) formal 1 to feed and take care of a child or a plant while it is growing: children nurtured in an overprotective environment | plants nurtured in the greenhouse 2 to help a plan, idea, feeling etc to develop:… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 29nurture — v 1. feed, nourish, sustain, maintain; provide for, care for, take care of, tend; cherish, parent, mother, dry nurse; foster, nurse, bring up, rear, raise; form, mold, shape, build, prepare, guide, take in hand; train, discipline, teach, tutor,… …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 30nurture — nur·ture …

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