| VERB | communication | nurture, foster | help develop, help grow |
|---|---|---|---|
| social | nurture, rear, raise, bring up, parent | bring up | |
| consumption | nurture, nourish, sustain | provide with nourishment | |
| NOUN | attribute | nurture, raising, rearing | the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child |
| act | nurture, breeding, bringing up, fostering, fosterage, raising, rearing, upbringing | helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community |
| Sounds | ner'cher | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | acupuncture ... welcher: 102 rhymes with cher... | |
| Meaning | The properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | raising, rearing | |
| Broader | upbringing | Properties acquired during a person's formative years |
| Verbs | nurture | help develop, help grow |
| nurture | bring up | |
| Meaning | Helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important" | |
| Synonyms | breeding, bringing up, fostering, fosterage, raising, rearing, upbringing | |
| Broader | socialization, socialisation, acculturation, enculturation | The adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture |
| Spanish | educación, formación | |
| Catalan | educació | |
| Adjectives | nurtural | resulting from nurture |
| Verbs | nurture | help develop, help grow |
| nurture | bring up | |
| Meaning | Help develop, help grow. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "nurture his talents" | |
| Synonym | foster | |
| Narrower | patronize, patronise, patronage, support, keep going | Be a regular customer or client of |
| serve, serve well | Promote, benefit, or be useful or beneficial to | |
| Broader | encourage | inspire with confidence |
| Spanish | nutrir | |
| Nouns | nurture | helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community |
| nurture | the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child | |
| Meaning | Bring up. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | rear, raise, bring up, parent | |
| Cause to | grow up | Become an adult |
| Narrower | cradle | Bring up from infancy |
| fledge | feed, care for, and rear young birds for flight | |
| foster | Bring up under fosterage | |
| Spanish | alimentar, criar, educar, formar, ser padre | |
| Catalan | alimentar, criar, educar, formar | |
| Nouns | nurture | helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community |
| nurture | the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child | |
| Meaning | Provide with nourishment. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | nourish, sustain | |
| Narrower | carry | Be able to feed |
| Broader | provide, supply, ply, cater | Give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance |
| Spanish | alimentar, nutrir, sostener, sustentar | |
| Catalan | alimentar, nodrir | |
| Nouns | nurturance | physical and emotional care and nourishment |
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