All nurture synonyms
nurΒ·ture
N n noun nurture
- nutriment β any substance or matter that, taken into a living organism, serves to sustain it in its existence, promoting growth, replacing loss, and providing energy.
- provender β dry food, as hay or oats, for livestock or other domestic animals; fodder.
- provisions β a clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.
- rearing β to take care of and support up to maturity: to rear a child.
- subsistence β the state or fact of subsisting.
- sustenance β means of sustaining life; nourishment.
- training β Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- upbringing β the care and training of young children or a particular type of such care and training: His religious upbringing fitted him to be a missionary.
- viands β an article of food.
- victuals β victuals, food supplies; provisions.
- development β Development is the gradual growth or formation of something.
- nourishment β something that nourishes; food, nutriment, or sustenance.
- breeding β 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 β If you care about something, you feel that it is important and are concerned about it.
- diet β the legislative body of certain countries, as Japan.
- edibles β fit to be eaten as food; eatable; esculent.
- education β the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life.
- food β any nourishing substance that is eaten, drunk, or otherwise taken into the body to sustain life, provide energy, promote growth, etc.
- instruction β machine instruction
verb nurture
- look after β 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 β a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern: He was never free from care.
- raise β to move to a higher position; lift up; elevate: to raise one's hand; sleepy birds raising their heads and looking about.
- rear β the back of something, as distinguished from the front: The porch is at the rear of the house.
- foster β to promote the growth or development of; further; encourage: to foster new ideas.
- feed β to give a fee to.
- back β If you move back, you move in the opposite direction to the one in which you are facing or in which you were moving before.
- bolster β If you bolster something such as someone's confidence or courage, you increase it.
- cherish β If you cherish something such as a hope or a pleasant memory, you keep it in your mind for a long period of time.
- cultivate β If you cultivate land or crops, you prepare land and grow crops on it.
- develop β When something develops, it grows or changes over a period of time and usually becomes more advanced, complete, or severe.
- discipline β training to act in accordance with rules; drill: military discipline.
- educate β to develop the faculties and powers of (a person) by teaching, instruction, or schooling. Synonyms: instruct, school, drill, indoctrinate.
- instruct β to furnish with knowledge, especially by a systematic method; teach; train; educate.
- nourish β to sustain with food or nutriment; supply with what is necessary for life, health, and growth.
- nurse β a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm. Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
- provide β to make available; furnish: to provide employees with various benefits.
- school β a large number of fish, porpoises, whales, or the like, feeding or migrating together.
- support β to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
- sustain β to support, hold, or bear up from below; bear the weight of, as a structure.
- tend β to attend by action, care, etc. (usually followed by to).
- train β Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- uphold β to support or defend, as against opposition or criticism: He fought the duel to uphold his family's honor.
- bring up β When someone brings up a child, they look after it until it is an adult. If someone has been brought up in a certain place or with certain attitudes, they grew up in that place or were taught those attitudes when they were growing up.
- nursle β (now rare, archaic) To nurture, train, raise (up) (a person).
- encourage β Give support, confidence, or hope to (someone).