nurturancen.

Brit.

/ˈnəːtʃ(ə)rəns/,

/ˈnəːtʃ(ə)rn̩s/, U.S.

/ˈnərtʃər(ə)ns/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nurture v., -ance suffix.

Etymology: < nurture v. + -ance suffix. Compare nurturant adj.

Psychology.

Emotional and physical nourishment and care; = nurturing n. Also: the capacity or tendency to provide nurture.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > psychology > study of emotions > emotional care > [noun]

nurturance1938

1938 H. A. Murray Explor. in Personality ii. 83 Nurturance,..to nourish, aid or protect... To express sympathy. To ‘mother’ a child.

1955 Amer. Sociol. Rev. 20 294 All crew members..answered 22 questionnaire items descriptive of their AC's behavior, eight describing his nurturance, and seven each on [etc.].

1957 E. R. Hilgard Introd. Psychol. (ed. 2) vi. 134/2 Scales were designed to get at nurturance (i.e., the mother's care in feeding).

1974 Nature 9 Aug. 466/1 Warm and outgoing students (high on nurturance) also display a more favourable attitude.

1995 Herizons Winter 44 (advt.) Herizons needs the ongoing nurturance and support of readers like you.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nurturance
释义	nurturancen. Brit. /ˈnəːtʃ(ə)rəns/, /ˈnəːtʃ(ə)rn̩s/, U.S. /ˈnərtʃər(ə)ns/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nurture v., -ance suffix. Etymology: < nurture v. + -ance suffix. Compare nurturant adj. Psychology. Emotional and physical nourishment and care; = nurturing n. Also: the capacity or tendency to provide nurture. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > psychology > study of emotions > emotional care > [noun] nurturance1938 1938 H. A. Murray Explor. in Personality ii. 83 Nurturance,..to nourish, aid or protect... To express sympathy. To ‘mother’ a child. 1955 Amer. Sociol. Rev. 20 294 All crew members..answered 22 questionnaire items descriptive of their AC's behavior, eight describing his nurturance, and seven each on [etc.]. 1957 E. R. Hilgard Introd. Psychol. (ed. 2) vi. 134/2 Scales were designed to get at nurturance (i.e., the mother's care in feeding). 1974 Nature 9 Aug. 466/1 Warm and outgoing students (high on nurturance) also display a more favourable attitude. 1995 Herizons Winter 44 (advt.) Herizons needs the ongoing nurturance and support of readers like you. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1938
随便看	barriada barricade barricade-work barricaded barricader barricades barricadework barricading barricado barricadoed barricadoes barricadoing barricados barrico barricoes barricos barrier barrier contraception barrier contraceptive barrier cream barrier fen barrier layer barrier method barrier-act barrier-gate