nur|ture

nur|ture
nur|ture «NUR chuhr», verb, -tured, -tur|ing, noun.
–v.t.
1. to rear; bring up; care for; foster; train: »

She nurtured the child as if he had been her own.

2. to nourish; feed: »

to nurture resentment.

[< noun]
–n.
1. the action of rearing; bringing up; training; education: »

The two sisters had received very different nurture, one at home and the other at a convent.

2. nourishment; food: »

Figurative. Where…from the heart we took our first and sweetest nurture (Byron).

[< Old French nourture, or norreture, adaptation < Late Latin nūtrītūra a nursing, suckling < Latin nūtrīre to nurse, nourish. Compare etym. under nutritious.]
nur´tur|er, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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