Synonyms for nurture
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : nur-cher |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈnɜr tʃər |
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Définition of nurture
Origin :- c.1300, "breeding, upbringing," from Old French norture, nourreture "food, nourishment; education, training," from Late Latin nutritia (see nursery).
- noun development, nourishment
- verb feed, care for
- For government is the nurture of man, and the government of good men is good, and of bad men bad.
- Extract from : « Menexenus » by Plato
- But to return:—After marriage let us speak of the birth of children, and after their birth of their nurture and education.
- Extract from : « Laws » by Plato
- But you can't expect anything of them; they've had no nurture.'
- Extract from : « Brother Copas » by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
- A mother's tears, Gabriella, nurture great aspirations in a child.
- Extract from : « Ernest Linwood » by Caroline Lee Hentz
- Every soul may plant and nurture it in its own garden, in its own Eden.
- Extract from : « Aims and Aids for Girls and Young Women » by George Sumner Weaver
- And we are to nurture our bodies as the present instrument of mental action.
- Extract from : « Aims and Aids for Girls and Young Women » by George Sumner Weaver
- What are breeding and nurture, and how do they differ from each other?
- Extract from : « English Synonyms and Antonyms » by James Champlin Fernald
- What does nurture signify, and how does it compare with educate?
- Extract from : « English Synonyms and Antonyms » by James Champlin Fernald
- Thus "nurture" becomes not less, but more, important in our eyes.
- Extract from : « Introduction to the Science of Sociology » by Robert E. Park
- What do you understand by the difference between nature and nurture?
- Extract from : « Introduction to the Science of Sociology » by Robert E. Park
Antonyms for nurture
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