nurture
pronunciation
How to pronounce nurture in British English:
UK [ˈnɜːtʃə(r)]
How to pronounce nurture in American English:
US [ˈnɜːrtʃər]
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- Noun:
- the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child
- raising someone to be an accepted member of the community
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- Verb:
- help develop, help grow
- bring up
- provide with nourishment
Word Origin
- nurture (n.)
- c. 1300, "breeding, upbringing," from Old French norture, nourreture "food, nourishment; education, training," from Late Latin nutritia (see nursery).
- nurture (v.)
- "to feed or nourish," early 15c., from nurture (n.). Related: Nurtured; nurturing.
Example
- 1. Government tries to nurture settings where brilliance can happen .
- 2. Tip forgive rather than nurture injured feelings .
- 3. Male rats sometimes eat their young rather than nurture them , which makes them a poor model for studying how fatherhood affects the brains of species that frown on infanticide .
- 4. At the same time , midlife is a time to nurture and give back , whether by having children or engaging in mentoring or social activism .
- 5. We heartily recommend that junior schol-ars participate and engage , but we also are cognizant of the fact that they may also need to nurture parallel conventional studies that have shorter time frames to completion .