Nurture

noun

'nɜrʧər

Noun

helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
“they debated whether nature or nurture was more important”
Similar:BreedingFosterageFosteringRaisingRearing
Type of:AcculturationEnculturationSocialisation
the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child
Similar:RaisingRearing
Type of:Upbringing

Verb

help develop, help grow
“nurture his talents”
Similar:Foster
Type of:Encourage
provide with nourishment
Similar:Nourish Sustain
Type of:ProvidePlyCater
look after a child until it is an adult
Similar:Parent Raise Rear

Dictionary Validity

Tournament Word List (TWL): Scrabble US
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW21): Scrabble UK
ENABLE Dictionary: Words With Friends
Combined US/UK Scrabble Dictionary: SOWPODS
North American Scrabble (NWL2020): NASPA

Similar Words

Raising
Rearing
Foster
Nourish
Sustain
Breeding
Fosterage
Fostering
Upbringing
Parent
Raise
Rear
Nurturance
Nurtural

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