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nurture

[ nur-cher ]

verb (used with object)

nurtured, nurturing.
  1. to feed and protect:

    to nurture one's offspring.

  2. to support and encourage, as during the period of training or development; foster:

    to nurture promising musicians.

  3. to bring up; train; educate.


noun

  1. rearing, upbringing, training, education, or the like.
  2. the nurture of young artists.

  3. something that nourishes; nourishment; food.

nurture

/ 藞苍蓽藧迟蕛蓹 /

noun

  1. the act or process of promoting the development, etc, of a child
  2. something that nourishes
  3. biology the environmental factors that partly determine the structure of an organism See also nature
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to feed or support
  2. to educate or train
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞苍耻谤迟耻谤补产濒别, adjective
  • 藞苍耻谤迟耻谤别谤, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 苍耻谤路迟耻谤路补路产濒别 adjective
  • 苍耻谤路迟耻谤别路濒别蝉蝉 adjective
  • 苍耻谤路迟耻谤路别谤 noun
  • 耻苍路苍耻谤路迟耻谤别诲 adjective
  • 飞别濒濒-苍耻谤路迟耻谤别诲 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of nurture1

First recorded in 1300鈥50; (noun) Middle English norture, from Middle French, variant of nourriture, from Late Latin 苍奴迟谤墨迟奴谤补 鈥渁 nourishing,鈥 equivalent to Latin 苍奴迟谤墨迟(耻蝉) (past participle of 苍奴迟谤墨谤别 鈥渢o feed鈥) + -奴谤补 noun suffix; nourish, -ure; (verb) derivative of the noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of nurture1

C14: from Old French norriture, from Latin 苍耻迟谤墨谤别 to nourish
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Synonym Study

See nurse.
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He allows himself to nurture a sliver of hope that one day he could be resentenced and released.

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Their dangerous high line, their ability to score an abundance of goals with a prolific front three, the prospect of another golden generation of players nurtured from their prestigious La Masia academy.

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He nurtured his businesses and was appointed to serve on Westminster鈥檚 traffic commission in 1989.

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I really hope that people can see that it is in the nurturing hands of somebody who really loves this type of storytelling.

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The BBC One soap was praised for its work on nurturing upcoming directors from under-represented groups, and offering writing and acting opportunities on its spin-off show, E20, which ran for three series.

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