See Also: Nurture(medicine)
nurture(1)(dictionary)
nurture(2)(dictionary)
NURTURE(law)
nurture 1, verb(dictionary)
nurture 2, noun(dictionary)
nature-nurture issue(medicine)

nurture(2) (iou)



nurture verb trans. LME.
[from the noun.]
Feed, nourish; support and bring up to maturity; rear. LME.
Shelley By solemn vision, and bright silver dream, His infancy was nurtured. H. Belloc Most of our trees were planted and carefully nurtured. W. C. Williams Bred of the..country itself, nurtured from its plains and streams.
b. Foster, cherish. E19.
W. Black The Lieutenant began to nurture a secret affection for Scotland.
Train, educate. Freq. as nurtured ppl adjective. LME.
Burke Persons..nurtured in office do admirably well as long as things go on in..order.
b. Discipline, punish. E16-M17.
nurturer noun L18.