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Definition of nurtures

Nurture
Nurture Nur"ture, n. [OE. norture, noriture, OF. norriture, norreture, F. nourriture, fr. L. nutritura a nursing, suckling. See Nourish.] 1. The act of nourishing or nursing; thender care; education; training. A man neither by nature nor by nurture wise. --Milton. 2. That which nourishes; food; diet. --Spenser.
Nurture
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.

Meaning of nurtures from wikipedia

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- Nature Via Nurture: Genes, Experience, and What Makes us Human is a 2003 book by Matt Ridley, in which Ridley discusses the interaction between environment...
- The Nurturer is an album by pianist Geri Allen recorded in 1990 and released on the Blue Note label. AllMusic's Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars...
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