Nurture word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "nurture" word

[noun] raising someone to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important"
[noun] the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child
[verb] help develop, help grow
[verb] provide with nourishment; "We sustained ourselves on bread and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children"
[verb] bring up; "raise a family"; "bring up children"

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\Nur"ture\, n. [OE. norture, noriture, OF. norriture, norreture, F. nourriture, fr. L. nutritura a nursing, suckling. See {Nourish}.] 1. The act of nourishing or nursing; thender care; education; training. A man neither by nature nor by nurture wise. --Milton. 2. That which nourishes; food; diet. --Spenser.
\Nur"ture\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nurtured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Nurturing}.] 1. To feed; to nourish. 2. To educate; to bring or train up. He was nurtured where he had been born. --Sir H. Wotton. Syn: To nourish; nurse; cherish; bring up; educate; tend. Usage: To {Nurture}, {Nourish}, {Cherish}. Nourish denotes to supply with food, or cause to grow; as, to nourish a plant, to nourish rebellion. To nurture is to train up with a fostering care, like that of a mother; as, to nurture into strength; to nurture in sound principles. To cherish is to hold and treat as dear; as, to cherish hopes or affections.

Synonyms for nurture

breeding, bring up, bringing up, foster, fosterage, fostering, nourish, parent, raise, raising, raising, rear, rearing, rearing, sustain, upbringing

Related terms: aid and abet, amend, chaperon, conserve, economic support, encourage, force-feed, hug, in-service training, living, minister to, nurse, price support, protege, provender, provisions, raise, readying, rear, rehearse, subsidy, vocational education

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Let's analyse "nurture" as pure text. This string has Seven letters in Two syllables and Three vowels. 42.9% of vowels is 4.3% more then average English word. Written in backwards: ERUTRUN. Average typing speed for these characters is 1795 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: -. ..- .-. - ..- .-. .

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: nurture: 3 + 3 + 5 = 11, reduced: 11 . and the final result is Eleven.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: nurture: 5 + 3 + 9 + 2 + 3 + 9 + 5 = 36, reduced: 9, and the final result is Nine.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
E (1)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
N (1)	14	Temperance	Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
R (2)	18	Moon	Patient, Determined, Strong
T (1)	20	Judgement	Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful
U (2)	21	World	Gifted, Generous, Bountiful

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