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nurtured |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Nurture \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.
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