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well-nurtured

well-nur·ture
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [wel nur-cher]
    • /wɛl ˈnɜr tʃər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [wel nur-cher]
    • /wɛl ˈnɜr tʃər/

Definitions of well-nurtured word

  • verb with object well-nurtured to feed and protect: to nurture one's offspring. 1
  • verb with object well-nurtured to support and encourage, as during the period of training or development; foster: to nurture promising musicians. 1
  • verb with object well-nurtured to bring up; train; educate. 1
  • noun well-nurtured rearing, upbringing, training, education, or the like. 1
  • noun well-nurtured development: the nurture of young artists. 1
  • noun well-nurtured something that nourishes; nourishment; food. 1
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Origin of well-nurtured

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 Well-nurtured

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Well-nurtured

well-nurtured 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".

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