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- [nur-cher]
- /ˈnɜr tʃər/
- /ˈnɜː.tʃər/
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- [nur-cher]
- /ˈnɜr tʃər/
Definitions of nurture word
- verb with object nurture to feed and protect: to nurture one's offspring. 1
- verb with object nurture to support and encourage, as during the period of training or development; foster: to nurture promising musicians. 1
- verb with object nurture to bring up; train; educate. 1
- noun nurture rearing, upbringing, training, education, or the like. 1
- noun nurture development: the nurture of young artists. 1
- noun nurture something that nourishes; nourishment; food. 1
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Origin of nurture
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; (noun) Middle English norture < Middle French, variant of nourriture < Late Latin nūtrītūra a nourishing, equivalent to Latin nūtrīt(us) (past participle of nūtrīre to feed, nourish) + -ūra -ure; (v.) derivative of the noun
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Parts of speech for Nurture
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
nurture popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
nurture usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for nurture
verb nurture
- look after — to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
- take care of — a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern: He was never free from care.
- raise — to move to a higher position; lift up; elevate: to raise one's hand; sleepy birds raising their heads and looking about.
- rear — the back of something, as distinguished from the front: The porch is at the rear of the house.
- foster — to promote the growth or development of; further; encourage: to foster new ideas.
noun nurture
- development — Development is the gradual growth or formation of something.
- nourishment — something that nourishes; food, nutriment, or sustenance.
- breeding — If someone says that a person has breeding, they mean that they think the person is from a good social background and has good manners.
- care — If you care about something, you feel that it is important and are concerned about it.
- diet — the legislative body of certain countries, as Japan.
Antonyms for nurture
verb nurture
- abandon — If you abandon a place, thing, or person, you leave the place, thing, or person permanently or for a long time, especially when you should not do so.
- decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
- deprive — If you deprive someone of something that they want or need, you take it away from them, or you prevent them from having it.
- destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
- discontinue — to put an end to; stop; terminate: to discontinue nuclear testing.
noun nurture
- ignorance — the state or fact of being ignorant; lack of knowledge, learning, information, etc.
- negligence — the quality, fact, or result of being negligent; neglect: negligence in discharging one's responsibilities.
- deprivation — If you suffer deprivation, you do not have or are prevented from having something that you want or need.
- starvation — the act or state of starving; condition of being starved.
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