Nurture

//ˈnɜːɹ.t͡ʃəɹ//

Synonyms for "nurture" (250 found)

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Closest matches (50)

breeding encourage foster nourish raising rear abet acculturate advance aid and abet aliment alimentation ameliorate amend apprentice apprenticeship ask for attend to baby sit baby-sit

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back basic training bear better board bolster boost bosom bread break break in breaking breast-feed breed bring bring forward bring up care care for chaperon cherish civilize cling to

Verb(3 words)

foster raise bring up

Noun(4 words)

raising upbringing breeding bringing up

Related words (125)

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make an improvement manna manual training matronize meat meliorate mend military training mind minister to mother mothering nourishment nurse nurturing nutrify nutriment on-the-job training pabulum pamper pap pat on the back practice preparation prepare preserve price support promote protect protege provender provide for provision provisions put in tune put to school raise ranch ready readying rearing refection refine refine upon reform refreshment rehearsal rehearse ride herd on run school see after see to send to school shepherd sloyd socialize spoon feed spoon-feed straighten out stuff subsidization subsidy subsistence subvention suckle support sustain sustainment sustenance sustentation take care of take charge of take in hand tend tender loving care tlc train training transfigure transform treasure treasure up turn over a new leaf upbringing upgrade uphold upkeep uplift viands victuals vocational education vocational training watch watch out for watch over wet nurse wet-nurse

Verb(5 words)

nourish parent promote rear sustain

Noun(2 words)

rearing training

Related word relations

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7 relation types

More general

12 entries

acculturation care cater encourage enculturation give care ply provide socialisation socialization supply upbringing

Synonyms

6 entries

breeding encourage foster nourish raising rear

Related terms

11 entries

nourish nourishment nurse nursery nurturance nutrient nutriment nutrition nutritional nutritious nutritive

derived

11 entries

misnurture nature vs nurture nurturable nurtural nurturant nurtureless nurturement nurturer nurtureship nurturist unnurtured

etymologically related_to

2 entries

noriture norreture

is a

1 entries

society or culture

related to

20 entries

care development diet encourage environmental food growth influence nature nourish nourishment nurse nursery nurturance nutrient nutriment

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Translations

71 translations across 22 languages.

Ancient Greek

1 entries

τροφή noun (act of nourishing or nursing; tender care; education; training)

Arabic

2 entries

تنشئَة noun (that which nourishes; food; diet)
تَرْبِيَة noun (that which nourishes; food; diet)

Bulgarian

4 entries

отгле́ждане noun (act of nourishing or nursing; tender care; education; training)
храна noun (that which nourishes; food; diet)
хранене noun (that which nourishes; food; diet)
отхранвам verb (to nourish or nurse)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries

养育 verb (to nourish or nurse)

Czech

2 entries

výchova noun (act of nourishing or nursing; tender care; education; training)
výživa noun (that which nourishes; food; diet)

Finnish

4 entries

hoito noun (act of nourishing or nursing; tender care; education; training)
kasvatus noun (act of nourishing or nursing; tender care; education; training)
ravinto noun (that which nourishes; food; diet)
hoitaa verb (to nourish or nurse)

French

4 entries

éduquer noun (act of nourishing or nursing; tender care; education; training)
élever noun (act of nourishing or nursing; tender care; education; training)
alimenter verb (figuratively, to encourage)
favoriser verb (figuratively, to encourage)

Galician

3 entries

alimento noun (that which nourishes; food; diet)
coidado noun (act of nourishing or nursing; tender care; education; training)
criar verb (to nourish or nurse)

German

4 entries

Erziehung noun (environmental influences that contribute to the development of an individual)
Pflege noun (environmental influences that contribute to the development of an individual)
Päppeln noun (act of nourishing or nursing; tender care; education; training)
Umhegen noun (act of nourishing or nursing; tender care; education; training)

Greek

4 entries

ανατροφή noun (act of nourishing or nursing; tender care; education; training)
γαλούχηση noun (act of nourishing or nursing; tender care; education; training)
διατροφή noun (that which nourishes; food; diet)
τροφή noun (that which nourishes; food; diet)

Irish

1 entries

oiliúint noun (act of nourishing or nursing; tender care; education; training)

Italian

4 entries

addestramento noun (act of nourishing or nursing; tender care; education; training)
alimento noun (that which nourishes; food; diet)
cultura noun (environmental influences that contribute to the development of an individual)
cura noun (act of nourishing or nursing; tender care; education; training)

Japanese

2 entries

育成 noun (act of nourishing or nursing; tender care; education; training)
育成する verb (to nourish or nurse)

Ligurian

1 entries

dâ da mangiâ verb (to nourish or nurse)

Māori

4 entries

ahu verb (to nourish or nurse)
poipoi verb (to nourish or nurse)
taute verb (to nourish or nurse)
whāngai verb (to nourish or nurse)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries

تربیه noun (act of nourishing or nursing; tender care; education; training)

Portuguese

1 entries

criação noun (environmental influences that contribute to the development of an individual)

Romanian

3 entries

creștere noun (act of nourishing or nursing; tender care; education; training)
cultivare noun (act of nourishing or nursing; tender care; education; training)
educare noun (act of nourishing or nursing; tender care; education; training)

Serbo-Croatian

1 entries

briga noun (act of nourishing or nursing; tender care; education; training)

Spanish

4 entries

alimento noun (that which nourishes; food; diet)
criación noun (act of nourishing or nursing; tender care; education; training)
crianza noun (act of nourishing or nursing; tender care; education; training)
criar verb (to nourish or nurse)

Vietnamese

1 entries

nuôi dưỡng verb (to nourish or nurse)

Welsh

1 entries

magu noun (act of nourishing or nursing; tender care; education; training)

Sample sentences

16 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Sports nurture friendships.

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Let's use our experiences to nurture the sense needed to make marital relations go well.

Source: tatoeba (327985)

Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.

Source: tatoeba (1490950)

Researchers study identical twins to solve the "Nature vs. Nurture" debate.

Source: tatoeba (6063632)

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Nurture

Synonyms for "nurture" (250 found)

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Related words (125)

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Translations

Ancient Greek

Arabic

Bulgarian

Chinese Mandarin

Czech

Finnish

French

Galician

German

Greek

Irish

Italian

Japanese

Ligurian

Māori

Ottoman Turkish

Portuguese

Romanian

Serbo-Croatian

Spanish

Vietnamese

Welsh

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