nurture

  • 31nurture — verb 1) she nurtured her children into adulthood Syn: bring up, care for, take care of, look after, tend, rear, support 2) we nurtured these plants Syn: cultivate, grow, keep, tend …

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  • 32nurture — [ˈnɜːtʃə] verb [T] 1) to provide the care and attention that are needed for a young child, animal, or plant to grow and develop 2) to help someone or something to develop …

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  • 33nurture — /ˈnɜtʃə / (say nerchuh) verb (t) (nurtured, nurturing) 1. to feed, nourish, or support during the stages of growth, as children or young; rear. 2. to bring up; train; educate. –noun 3. upbringing or training. 4. education; breeding. 5.… …

  • 34nurture — To give nourishment to, to feed; to bring up, or train; to educate. The act of taking care of children, V bringing them up, and educating them …

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  • 35nurture — To educate; to rear …

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  • 36nurture — n. & v. n. 1 the process of bringing up or training (esp. children); fostering care. 2 nourishment. 3 sociological factors as an influence on or determinant of personality (opp. NATURE). v.tr. 1 bring up; rear. 2 nourish. Derivatives: nurturer n …

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  • 37nurture expectations — support expectations, encourage hopes, support hopes …

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  • 38nurture period — The period between an animal s birth and the time when it has been weaned, or should have been weaned according to the course of nature or the usual custom of those who raise domestic animals. Anno: 144 ALR 333; 15 Am J2d Chat Mtg § 71 …

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  • 39Nature versus nurture — The nature versus nurture debate concerns the relative importance of an individual s innate qualities ( nature, i.e. nativism, or innatism) versus personal experiences ( nurture, i.e. empiricism or behaviorism) in determining or causing… …

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  • 40The Nurture Assumption —   Author(s) Judith Rich Harris …

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