verb, noun
verb [VN] (formal)
1 to care for and protect sb/sth while they are growing and developing:
These delicate plants need careful nurturing. * children nurtured by loving parents
2 to help sb/sth to develop and be successful:
It's important to nurture a good working relationship. * My father nurtured a love of art in me. * Her teacher recognized and nurtured her musical talent from an early age.
3 to have a feeling, an idea, a plan, etc. for a long time and encourage it to develop:
She secretly nurtured a hope of becoming famous. * He had long nurtured a deep hatred of his brother.
noun [U] (formal) care, encouragement and support given to sb/sth while they are growing:
The study seems to show that nurture is more important than nature in shaping a child's character and future prospects. * These plants will need careful nurture.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for nurture is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does nurture appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — nurture appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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