nurture

Definition of nurture in English English dictionary: That which nourishes; food; diet; The environmental influences that contribute to the development of an individual; see also nature; to nourish or nurse; The act of nourishing or nursing; tender care; education; training; the process of fostering or promoting growth; {n} food, diet, nourishment, education; {f} care for the well-being of; foster; provide nourishment; raise, teach; create an atmosphere conducive to development; To feed; to nourish; If you nurture something such as a young child or a young plant, you care for it while it is growing and developing. Parents want to know the best way to nurture and raise their child to adulthood The modern conservatory is not an environment for nurturing plants. + nurturing nur·tur·ing She was not receiving warm nurturing care. + nurturing nur·tur·ing Which adult in these children's lives will provide the nurturing they need?; the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child; Nurture is care that is given to someone while they are growing and developing. The human organism learns partly by nature, partly by nurture. the education and care that you are given as a child, and the way it affects your later development and attitudes; provide with nourishment; "We sustained ourselves on bread and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children"; If you nurture plans, ideas, or people, you encourage them or help them to develop. She had always nurtured great ambitions for her son. parents whose political views were nurtured in the sixties + nurturing nur·tur·ing The decision to cut back on film-making had a catastrophic effect on the nurturing of new talent; help develop, help grow; "nurture his talents"; bring up; "raise a family"; "bring up children"; The act of nourishing or nursing; thender care; education; training; {i} nourishment, sustenance; care for the well being of, fostering, cultivation; raising someone to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important"; To educate; to bring or train up; nouriture
nurture expectations: support expectations, encourage hopes, support hopes
nurturing: {i} act of providing care or sustenance; rearing; cultivation, fostering
nature 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 individual differences in physical and behavioral traits
nature vs 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 individual differences in physical and behavioral traits
nature-nurture: See: nature versus nurture
nurtured: {s} cared for; nourished; cherished; encouraged to develop
nurtured: past of nurture
nurturer: A person who nurtures
nurturer: {i} one who nurtures; nourisher
nurtures: plural of nurture
nurturing: present participle of nurture

Turkish - English

Definition of nurture in Turkish English dictionary
nurtur: Nurture

nurture

Hyphenation

nur·ture

Turkish pronunciation

nırçır

Synonyms

breeding, care, diet, discipline, edibles, education, feed, food, instruction, nutriment, provender, provisions, rearing, subsistence, sustenance

Antonyms

deprivation, ignorance, neglect, starvation, deprive, ignore, starve

Pronunciation

/ˈnərʧər/ /ˈnɜrʧɜr/

Etymology

[ 'n&r-ch&r ] (noun.) 14th century. From Middle English norture, noriture Old French norriture, norreture Late Latin nutritura (“nourishment”) Latin nutrire (“to nourish”).