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nurture nurture definition

nurture


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  nurture 
 
  3  senses  of  nurture 
 
  Sense  1 
  foster,  nurture 
  =>  patronize,  patronise,  patronage,  support,  keep  going 
  =>  serve,  serve  well 
 
  Sense  2 
  rear,  raise,  bring  up  nurture,  parent 
  =>  fledge 
  =>  cradle 
  =>  foster 
 
  Sense  3 
  nourish,  nurture,  sustain 
  =>  carry 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  nurture 
 
  3  senses  of  nurture 
 
  Sense  1 
  foster,  nurture 
  =>  patronize,  patronise,  patronage,  support,  keep  going 
  =>  serve,  serve  well 
 
  Sense  2 
  rear,  raise,  bring  up  nurture,  parent 
  =>  fledge 
  =>  cradle 
  =>  foster 
 
  Sense  3 
  nourish,  nurture,  sustain 
  =>  carry 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  nurture 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  nurture 
 
  3  senses  of  nurture 
 
  Sense  1 
  foster,  nurture 
  =>  encourage 
 
  Sense  2 
  rear,  raise,  bring  up  nurture,  parent 
 
  Sense  3 
  nourish,  nurture,  sustain 
  =>  provide,  supply,  ply,  cater 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  nurture 
 
  nurture  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  nurture 
 
  Sense  1 
  foster,  nurture 
  =>  encourage 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  rear,  raise,  bring  up  nurture,  parent 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  nourish,  nurture,  sustain 
  =>  provide,  supply,  ply,  cater 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  nurture 
  nurture 
 
  Overview  of  noun  nurture 
 
  The  noun  nurture  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  raising,  rearing,  nurture  --  (the  properties  acquired  as  a  consequence  of  the  way  you  were  treated  as  a  child) 
  2.  breeding,  bringing  up  fostering,  fosterage,  nurture,  raising,  rearing,  upbringing  --  (raising  someone  to  be  an  accepted  member  of  the  community;  "they  debated  whether  nature  or  nurture  was  more  important") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  nurture 
 
  The  verb  nurture  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  foster,  nurture  --  (help  develop,  help  grow) 
  2.  rear,  raise,  bring  up  nurture,  parent  --  (bring  up  "raise  a  family";  "bring  up  children") 
  3.  nourish,  nurture,  sustain  --  (provide  with  nourishment;  "We  sustained  ourselves  on  bread  and  water";  "This  kind  of  food  is  not  nourishing  for  young  children") 
 
  Overview  of  noun  nurture 
 
  The  noun  nurture  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  raising,  rearing,  nurture  --  (the  properties  acquired  as  a  consequence  of  the  way  you  were  treated  as  a  child) 
  2.  breeding,  bringing  up  fostering,  fosterage,  nurture,  raising,  rearing,  upbringing  --  (raising  someone  to  be  an  accepted  member  of  the  community;  "they  debated  whether  nature  or  nurture  was  more  important") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  nurture 
 
  The  verb  nurture  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  foster,  nurture  --  (help  develop,  help  grow) 
  2.  rear,  raise,  bring  up  nurture,  parent  --  (bring  up  "raise  a  family";  "bring  up  children") 
  3.  nourish,  nurture,  sustain  --  (provide  with  nourishment;  "We  sustained  ourselves  on  bread  and  water";  "This  kind  of  food  is  not  nourishing  for  young  children") 



nurture definition