Definition of nurture in English:

nurture

verb ˈnəːtʃəˈnərtʃər

[with object]

1Care for and protect (someone or something) while they are growing.
Jarrett was nurtured by his parents in a close-knit family
Example sentencesExamples
- America identifies and nurtures talent more methodically than any society I have heard about.
- Johnson also intends to nurture a new generation of " engaged political voices".
- The mother nurtures the children and manages the household; the father legally provides for the family and the home.
- At Mia's Montessori, each child's love of learning is carefully nurtured.
- You can say something that will either nurture the relationship or tear it down.
- "Lobby groups " are destroying " the harmony that nurtures creativity".
- So how are churches today seeking to nurture the next generation of Christian social activists?
- The assistance these support services provide can help institutions create a more nurturing learning environment.
- Then, properly nurtured, they would be " hatched " into the real world as fully formed companies.
- They also want to maintain their carefully nurtured relationships with individual solicitors.
- The workshop would go a long way in nurturing female talent, she avers.
- In reality, both soldiering and nurturing children are vital forms of public service.
- But she never nurtured her talents by painting either for pleasure or for business.
- Agreed - a certain amount of natural skill is required - but that skill needs to be properly nurtured.
- "Hopefully we are nurturing the next generation of black and Asian magistrates.
- Properly nurtured the two central defenders have huge senior careers ahead of them.
- Doherty took the rural heartlands he has so carefully nurtured over the past four years.
- However, their lovingly nurtured plots could be swallowed up by Eastleigh Council's plans to build hundreds of homes.
- She nurtures creativity, including student compositions, and promotes a lifelong love of music.
- The church is the seedbed of gospel preachers, and we must value and nurture what God plants among us.
Synonyms
bring up, care for, provide for, take care of, attend to, look after, rear, support, raise, foster, parent, mother, tend
feed, nourish
rare provender
encourage, promote, stimulate, develop, foster, cultivate, further, advance, boost, forward, contribute to, be conducive to, assist, help, aid, abet, strengthen, advantage, fuel
1. 1.1 Help or encourage the development of.
  my father nurtured my love of art
  Example sentencesExamples
  It is a way to increase knowledge and learn new skills, build confidence, and nurture a sense of place, and community.
  Even better, your supervisor, a top researcher in the field, wants to nurture your interest in science.
  He had spent his life always being there for me, pushing me to new heights, nurturing great ambitions.
  A thousand years of theological disputes nurtured the habit of analytical thinking that could be applied to the analysis of natural phenomena.
  In addition to the physical, parents also have trouble finding time to nurture their kids ' emotional well-being.
  For those with artistic pretensions, he advises on how to stay sane while nurturing creative flow.
  It seems to me that democracy's challenge is to nurture civic virtues among all citizens - not just elites.
  Yet he seemed intent on alienating the very industry that had nurtured his awe-inspiring talent.
  Support is what is needed to nurture Canadian cinema.
  Following the inspiration of Saint Patrick we have to accept their faith has been nurtured in a different culture.
  Develop and nurture a culture of firmness and fairness.
  The leftovers are composted, helping to nurture a new cycle of growth.
  This could actually undermine brand equity by nurturing a negative brand attitude.
  Synonyms
  encourage, promote, stimulate, develop, foster, cultivate, further, advance, boost, forward, contribute to, be conducive to, assist, help, aid, abet, strengthen, advantage, fuel
2. 1.2 Cherish (a hope, belief, or ambition)
  for a long time she had nurtured the dream of buying a shop
  Example sentencesExamples
  After a couple of years as Rajya Sabha member, he nurtured hopes of being chief minister of the state.
  A travel agent by day and dreamer by night, he nurtures idealistic hopes of becoming a TV writer.
  The Golden Quartet line up was a dream Smith had nurtured for some 30 years till their formation in 2000.
  Maybe we rushed too fast towards the dream we had secretly nurtured or maybe it just was just a chimera.
  Geddes nurtured the belief that common ground in culture, if used wisely, could do society real, practical good.
  Pakistan, on the other hand, have serious worries ahead of the match and need to sort their bowling problems if they nurture any hope of a series-levelling comeback.
  Her current heartthrob is superstar Shah Rukh Khan and she nurtures an ambition to meet up with King Khan.
  Many had nurtured hopes that a major clearout would be made, opening the door for a large number of appointments.
  For a long time Vavilov nurtured the hope that he would be allowed to go to the Congress.
  She nurtured the hope of becoming a teacher, a field of endeavour that received the approval of both parents.
  He also nurtures a dream about this land which includes the virgin patch of forest, Silent Valley.
  Others inside the party nurtured hopes of a return to past Stalinist glories or some form of militant syndicalism.
  Having come this far, the city government now nurtures more ambitions.
  My mother had nurtured a hidden ambition to visit the Holy shrines of Badrinath and Kedarnath.
  Soldiers' allegiances were stronger towards their generals than the discredited deputies and army leaders began to nurture political ambitions of their own.
  The older man stored away in the trunk of his mind dates and memories from his own career, while his son nurtured the same ambitions he once had.
  But did he nurture ambitions to return to Queen Margaret Drive?
  But maybe they nurture this belief that they live in a classless society and these status considerations conflict with that.
  But there is also a sense that many of those who complain bitterly about the direction of government policy still nurture the hope that Tony is really on their side.
  I have nurtured this ambition since I was a schoolgirl, but it was 17 years before I got around to achieving it.

noun ˈnəːtʃəˈnərtʃər

mass noun

1The action or process of nurturing someone or something.
the nurture of children
Example sentencesExamples
- Also, another group of chicks will be brought over from Russia next year to go through the same nurture and acclimatisation routine that the current influx is undergoing.
- Since March, hours of thought and planning have been spent on design, preparation and nurture.
- Asleep, he dreamed again and again of a dying child who turned into a wet rag when he tried to comfort it - a terrible, potent image for a self allowed to slip away and powers of nurture never exercised.
- These candidates should then be given support, nurture, and a challenge to test whether God is calling them to cross cultural borders with the gospel.
- One cone-shaped hill is topped with a rock pile like a nipple, a metaphor of nurture.
- They have only vague, dim ideas about feelings, the development and nurture of human emotions.
- It needed nurture but the Labour council killed it off, ostensibly because it had debts of 130,000.
- And nurture is interrupted again when your colleague's husband is stopped from checking their baby.
- Acceding to these requests seriously damages our understanding of conception and fatally fractures the link between parental relationships and infant nurture.
- I don't just mean in the field of higher education, where Americans give, or give back, to their places of nurture on a scale that we find unthinkable.
- In the nurture of children, they are taught in both religious traditions.
- At stake is not the status of marriage in our society (important though that is) but the safe and sensitive nurture of all our children from whatever home background they come.
- But the Jews had established places where worship and spiritual nurture could take place.
- But how to price and value love, nurture, community trust and neighbourliness?
- Moreover, the Christian nurture model offered worried Protestant parents a much firmer guarantee of a child's good outcome.
- The process of Christian nurture, from cradle to grave is continuous.
- Children who've grown up without nurture apparently lack any sense that they can be something other than what they are.
- She turned to one for advice and nurture, another for kicks, and another for career advice, and each knew what was expected of them.
- We must make the proper nurture of children our highest priority, but this can never be done in a risk-free way.
- In such prayer lies spiritual nurture and wholeness.
Synonyms
encouragement, promotion, fostering, development, cultivation, boosting, furtherance, advancement
1. 1.1 Upbringing, education, and environment, contrasted with inborn characteristics as an influence on or determinant of personality.
  we are all what nature and nurture have made us
  Often contrasted with nature
  Example sentencesExamples
  The upshot is that the age-old nature versus nurture dichotomy is completely erroneous.
  You say you are interested in the nature/nurture debate, but all the evidence is with nurture in your presence.
  So whichever way you stand on the nature nurture debate, Kierkegaard was always likely to turn out a depressive.
  Of course, there is continuing debate about the extent to which such behaviours are inherent in our nature, or whether they are the result of nurture through a socialization process.
  He was quick to point out that nurture plays a big role, not just our genes.
  Religion is a product of nurture and therefore a matter of choice. I reject discrimination on the grounds of religion.
  I think we are who we are via nature (as a foundation) and then are further shaped by nurture.
  But it seems to the Professor that nurture has made women more receptive to the idea of retributive violence.
  Many on the left seem to assume that if everybody has the same nurture, then everybody will be equally intelligent.
  The rapid transformation of warring societies into peaceful ones underscores the power of nurture over nature.
  In a John Steinbeck novel, two characters engage in the nature vs. nurture argument.
  The idea, however, that men and women are separated from each other merely by nurture is a relic of early feminism, which survives only because of lingering political correctness.
  I used to think that nurture had the upper hand and I'm slowly swinging the other way: I now tend to believe we're genetically predisposed for a lot of things.
  Ridley's goal is to demolish this view and explain why Galton's nature / nurture dichotomy is erroneous.
  In the nature / nurture debate there's room for both to have their influence.
  Finally, the nature / / nurture debate is addressed throughout the book.
  Then we are left with an empirical question of understanding how nature and nurture interact.
  But he overestimates the extent to which the supremacy of nurture is generally accepted.
  He himself grew up without his biological parents, being raised by a foster family, and is understandably sceptical about the elevation of biology over nurture.
  A lot of people have a problem with the nature versus nurture debate because they think then, ‘OK, if it's nurture, then it's curable’.
  Synonyms
  upbringing, bringing up, care, fostering, tending, rearing, raising, training, education

Derivatives

nurturer

noun

The mythologies he is promoting about child abuse - that women are natural nurturers and that the main danger to children is strangers - are the exact opposite of the truth research supports.
Example sentencesExamples
- Women can put a different aspect to decision-making because they're nurturers of their families.
- ‘We are the ones that are born nurturers,’ Ms Cravea said.
- Women, I believe, are the nurturers of society.
- Because women are socialised and expected to be nurturers and mother types, the notion that we would choose to exert our own better judgement and power in this instance is terrifying to some.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French noureture 'nourishment', based on Latin nutrire 'feed, cherish'.

Rhymes

lurcher, percher, searcher

Definition of nurture in US English:

nurture

verbˈnərtʃərˈnərCHər

[with object]

1Care for and encourage the growth or development of.
Jarrett was nurtured by his parents in a close-knit family
Example sentencesExamples
- The mother nurtures the children and manages the household; the father legally provides for the family and the home.
- The assistance these support services provide can help institutions create a more nurturing learning environment.
- You can say something that will either nurture the relationship or tear it down.
- However, their lovingly nurtured plots could be swallowed up by Eastleigh Council's plans to build hundreds of homes.
- Properly nurtured the two central defenders have huge senior careers ahead of them.
- At Mia's Montessori, each child's love of learning is carefully nurtured.
- She nurtures creativity, including student compositions, and promotes a lifelong love of music.
- They also want to maintain their carefully nurtured relationships with individual solicitors.
- Then, properly nurtured, they would be " hatched " into the real world as fully formed companies.
- In reality, both soldiering and nurturing children are vital forms of public service.
- But she never nurtured her talents by painting either for pleasure or for business.
- Agreed - a certain amount of natural skill is required - but that skill needs to be properly nurtured.
- America identifies and nurtures talent more methodically than any society I have heard about.
- Johnson also intends to nurture a new generation of " engaged political voices".
- The church is the seedbed of gospel preachers, and we must value and nurture what God plants among us.
- Doherty took the rural heartlands he has so carefully nurtured over the past four years.
- "Hopefully we are nurturing the next generation of black and Asian magistrates.
- The workshop would go a long way in nurturing female talent, she avers.
- So how are churches today seeking to nurture the next generation of Christian social activists?
- "Lobby groups " are destroying " the harmony that nurtures creativity".
Synonyms
bring up, care for, provide for, take care of, attend to, look after, rear, support, raise, foster, parent, mother, tend
encourage, promote, stimulate, develop, foster, cultivate, further, advance, boost, forward, contribute to, be conducive to, assist, help, aid, abet, strengthen, advantage, fuel
1. 1.1 Help or encourage the development of.
  my father nurtured my love of art
  Example sentencesExamples
  Support is what is needed to nurture Canadian cinema.
  In addition to the physical, parents also have trouble finding time to nurture their kids ' emotional well-being.
  This could actually undermine brand equity by nurturing a negative brand attitude.
  Following the inspiration of Saint Patrick we have to accept their faith has been nurtured in a different culture.
  For those with artistic pretensions, he advises on how to stay sane while nurturing creative flow.
  Yet he seemed intent on alienating the very industry that had nurtured his awe-inspiring talent.
  He had spent his life always being there for me, pushing me to new heights, nurturing great ambitions.
  Develop and nurture a culture of firmness and fairness.
  Even better, your supervisor, a top researcher in the field, wants to nurture your interest in science.
  The leftovers are composted, helping to nurture a new cycle of growth.
  It seems to me that democracy's challenge is to nurture civic virtues among all citizens - not just elites.
  It is a way to increase knowledge and learn new skills, build confidence, and nurture a sense of place, and community.
  A thousand years of theological disputes nurtured the habit of analytical thinking that could be applied to the analysis of natural phenomena.
  Synonyms
  encourage, promote, stimulate, develop, foster, cultivate, further, advance, boost, forward, contribute to, be conducive to, assist, help, aid, abet, strengthen, advantage, fuel
2. 1.2 Cherish (a hope, belief, or ambition)
  for a long time she had nurtured the dream of buying a shop
  Example sentencesExamples
  My mother had nurtured a hidden ambition to visit the Holy shrines of Badrinath and Kedarnath.
  But there is also a sense that many of those who complain bitterly about the direction of government policy still nurture the hope that Tony is really on their side.
  Pakistan, on the other hand, have serious worries ahead of the match and need to sort their bowling problems if they nurture any hope of a series-levelling comeback.
  After a couple of years as Rajya Sabha member, he nurtured hopes of being chief minister of the state.
  But did he nurture ambitions to return to Queen Margaret Drive?
  Geddes nurtured the belief that common ground in culture, if used wisely, could do society real, practical good.
  Maybe we rushed too fast towards the dream we had secretly nurtured or maybe it just was just a chimera.
  Soldiers' allegiances were stronger towards their generals than the discredited deputies and army leaders began to nurture political ambitions of their own.
  He also nurtures a dream about this land which includes the virgin patch of forest, Silent Valley.
  Others inside the party nurtured hopes of a return to past Stalinist glories or some form of militant syndicalism.
  Having come this far, the city government now nurtures more ambitions.
  The older man stored away in the trunk of his mind dates and memories from his own career, while his son nurtured the same ambitions he once had.
  I have nurtured this ambition since I was a schoolgirl, but it was 17 years before I got around to achieving it.
  She nurtured the hope of becoming a teacher, a field of endeavour that received the approval of both parents.
  A travel agent by day and dreamer by night, he nurtures idealistic hopes of becoming a TV writer.
  For a long time Vavilov nurtured the hope that he would be allowed to go to the Congress.
  The Golden Quartet line up was a dream Smith had nurtured for some 30 years till their formation in 2000.
  Her current heartthrob is superstar Shah Rukh Khan and she nurtures an ambition to meet up with King Khan.
  But maybe they nurture this belief that they live in a classless society and these status considerations conflict with that.
  Many had nurtured hopes that a major clearout would be made, opening the door for a large number of appointments.

nounˈnərtʃərˈnərCHər

1The process of caring for and encouraging the growth or development of someone or something.
the nurture of ethics and integrity
Example sentencesExamples
- In such prayer lies spiritual nurture and wholeness.
- One cone-shaped hill is topped with a rock pile like a nipple, a metaphor of nurture.
- Also, another group of chicks will be brought over from Russia next year to go through the same nurture and acclimatisation routine that the current influx is undergoing.
- At stake is not the status of marriage in our society (important though that is) but the safe and sensitive nurture of all our children from whatever home background they come.
- It needed nurture but the Labour council killed it off, ostensibly because it had debts of 130,000.
- The process of Christian nurture, from cradle to grave is continuous.
- They have only vague, dim ideas about feelings, the development and nurture of human emotions.
- These candidates should then be given support, nurture, and a challenge to test whether God is calling them to cross cultural borders with the gospel.
- Asleep, he dreamed again and again of a dying child who turned into a wet rag when he tried to comfort it - a terrible, potent image for a self allowed to slip away and powers of nurture never exercised.
- But the Jews had established places where worship and spiritual nurture could take place.
- I don't just mean in the field of higher education, where Americans give, or give back, to their places of nurture on a scale that we find unthinkable.
- Since March, hours of thought and planning have been spent on design, preparation and nurture.
- Moreover, the Christian nurture model offered worried Protestant parents a much firmer guarantee of a child's good outcome.
- We must make the proper nurture of children our highest priority, but this can never be done in a risk-free way.
- She turned to one for advice and nurture, another for kicks, and another for career advice, and each knew what was expected of them.
- Acceding to these requests seriously damages our understanding of conception and fatally fractures the link between parental relationships and infant nurture.
- And nurture is interrupted again when your colleague's husband is stopped from checking their baby.
- In the nurture of children, they are taught in both religious traditions.
- But how to price and value love, nurture, community trust and neighbourliness?
- Children who've grown up without nurture apparently lack any sense that they can be something other than what they are.
Synonyms
encouragement, promotion, fostering, development, cultivation, boosting, furtherance, advancement
1. 1.1 Upbringing, education, and environment, contrasted with inborn characteristics as an influence on or determinant of personality.
  Often contrasted with nature
  Example sentencesExamples
  But he overestimates the extent to which the supremacy of nurture is generally accepted.
  I think we are who we are via nature (as a foundation) and then are further shaped by nurture.
  Of course, there is continuing debate about the extent to which such behaviours are inherent in our nature, or whether they are the result of nurture through a socialization process.
  In a John Steinbeck novel, two characters engage in the nature vs. nurture argument.
  He himself grew up without his biological parents, being raised by a foster family, and is understandably sceptical about the elevation of biology over nurture.
  The upshot is that the age-old nature versus nurture dichotomy is completely erroneous.
  You say you are interested in the nature/nurture debate, but all the evidence is with nurture in your presence.
  But it seems to the Professor that nurture has made women more receptive to the idea of retributive violence.
  A lot of people have a problem with the nature versus nurture debate because they think then, ‘OK, if it's nurture, then it's curable’.
  The idea, however, that men and women are separated from each other merely by nurture is a relic of early feminism, which survives only because of lingering political correctness.
  The rapid transformation of warring societies into peaceful ones underscores the power of nurture over nature.
  Religion is a product of nurture and therefore a matter of choice. I reject discrimination on the grounds of religion.
  He was quick to point out that nurture plays a big role, not just our genes.
  Many on the left seem to assume that if everybody has the same nurture, then everybody will be equally intelligent.
  So whichever way you stand on the nature nurture debate, Kierkegaard was always likely to turn out a depressive.
  I used to think that nurture had the upper hand and I'm slowly swinging the other way: I now tend to believe we're genetically predisposed for a lot of things.
  Finally, the nature / / nurture debate is addressed throughout the book.
  In the nature / nurture debate there's room for both to have their influence.
  Ridley's goal is to demolish this view and explain why Galton's nature / nurture dichotomy is erroneous.
  Then we are left with an empirical question of understanding how nature and nurture interact.
  Synonyms
  upbringing, bringing up, care, fostering, tending, rearing, raising, training, education

Origin

Middle English: from Old French noureture ‘nourishment’, based on Latin nutrire ‘feed, cherish’.

单词	nurture
释义	Definition of nurture in English: nurture verb ˈnəːtʃəˈnərtʃər [with object] 1Care for and protect (someone or something) while they are growing. Jarrett was nurtured by his parents in a close-knit family Example sentencesExamples America identifies and nurtures talent more methodically than any society I have heard about. Johnson also intends to nurture a new generation of " engaged political voices". The mother nurtures the children and manages the household; the father legally provides for the family and the home. At Mia's Montessori, each child's love of learning is carefully nurtured. You can say something that will either nurture the relationship or tear it down. "Lobby groups " are destroying " the harmony that nurtures creativity". So how are churches today seeking to nurture the next generation of Christian social activists? The assistance these support services provide can help institutions create a more nurturing learning environment. Then, properly nurtured, they would be " hatched " into the real world as fully formed companies. They also want to maintain their carefully nurtured relationships with individual solicitors. The workshop would go a long way in nurturing female talent, she avers. In reality, both soldiering and nurturing children are vital forms of public service. But she never nurtured her talents by painting either for pleasure or for business. Agreed - a certain amount of natural skill is required - but that skill needs to be properly nurtured. "Hopefully we are nurturing the next generation of black and Asian magistrates. Properly nurtured the two central defenders have huge senior careers ahead of them. Doherty took the rural heartlands he has so carefully nurtured over the past four years. However, their lovingly nurtured plots could be swallowed up by Eastleigh Council's plans to build hundreds of homes. She nurtures creativity, including student compositions, and promotes a lifelong love of music. The church is the seedbed of gospel preachers, and we must value and nurture what God plants among us. Synonyms bring up, care for, provide for, take care of, attend to, look after, rear, support, raise, foster, parent, mother, tend feed, nourish rare provender encourage, promote, stimulate, develop, foster, cultivate, further, advance, boost, forward, contribute to, be conducive to, assist, help, aid, abet, strengthen, advantage, fuel 1.1 Help or encourage the development of. my father nurtured my love of art Example sentencesExamples It is a way to increase knowledge and learn new skills, build confidence, and nurture a sense of place, and community. Even better, your supervisor, a top researcher in the field, wants to nurture your interest in science. He had spent his life always being there for me, pushing me to new heights, nurturing great ambitions. A thousand years of theological disputes nurtured the habit of analytical thinking that could be applied to the analysis of natural phenomena. In addition to the physical, parents also have trouble finding time to nurture their kids ' emotional well-being. For those with artistic pretensions, he advises on how to stay sane while nurturing creative flow. It seems to me that democracy's challenge is to nurture civic virtues among all citizens - not just elites. Yet he seemed intent on alienating the very industry that had nurtured his awe-inspiring talent. Support is what is needed to nurture Canadian cinema. Following the inspiration of Saint Patrick we have to accept their faith has been nurtured in a different culture. Develop and nurture a culture of firmness and fairness. The leftovers are composted, helping to nurture a new cycle of growth. This could actually undermine brand equity by nurturing a negative brand attitude. Synonyms encourage, promote, stimulate, develop, foster, cultivate, further, advance, boost, forward, contribute to, be conducive to, assist, help, aid, abet, strengthen, advantage, fuel 1.2 Cherish (a hope, belief, or ambition) for a long time she had nurtured the dream of buying a shop Example sentencesExamples After a couple of years as Rajya Sabha member, he nurtured hopes of being chief minister of the state. A travel agent by day and dreamer by night, he nurtures idealistic hopes of becoming a TV writer. The Golden Quartet line up was a dream Smith had nurtured for some 30 years till their formation in 2000. Maybe we rushed too fast towards the dream we had secretly nurtured or maybe it just was just a chimera. Geddes nurtured the belief that common ground in culture, if used wisely, could do society real, practical good. Pakistan, on the other hand, have serious worries ahead of the match and need to sort their bowling problems if they nurture any hope of a series-levelling comeback. Her current heartthrob is superstar Shah Rukh Khan and she nurtures an ambition to meet up with King Khan. Many had nurtured hopes that a major clearout would be made, opening the door for a large number of appointments. For a long time Vavilov nurtured the hope that he would be allowed to go to the Congress. She nurtured the hope of becoming a teacher, a field of endeavour that received the approval of both parents. He also nurtures a dream about this land which includes the virgin patch of forest, Silent Valley. Others inside the party nurtured hopes of a return to past Stalinist glories or some form of militant syndicalism. Having come this far, the city government now nurtures more ambitions. My mother had nurtured a hidden ambition to visit the Holy shrines of Badrinath and Kedarnath. Soldiers' allegiances were stronger towards their generals than the discredited deputies and army leaders began to nurture political ambitions of their own. The older man stored away in the trunk of his mind dates and memories from his own career, while his son nurtured the same ambitions he once had. But did he nurture ambitions to return to Queen Margaret Drive? But maybe they nurture this belief that they live in a classless society and these status considerations conflict with that. But there is also a sense that many of those who complain bitterly about the direction of government policy still nurture the hope that Tony is really on their side. I have nurtured this ambition since I was a schoolgirl, but it was 17 years before I got around to achieving it. noun ˈnəːtʃəˈnərtʃər mass noun 1The action or process of nurturing someone or something. the nurture of children Example sentencesExamples Also, another group of chicks will be brought over from Russia next year to go through the same nurture and acclimatisation routine that the current influx is undergoing. Since March, hours of thought and planning have been spent on design, preparation and nurture. Asleep, he dreamed again and again of a dying child who turned into a wet rag when he tried to comfort it - a terrible, potent image for a self allowed to slip away and powers of nurture never exercised. These candidates should then be given support, nurture, and a challenge to test whether God is calling them to cross cultural borders with the gospel. One cone-shaped hill is topped with a rock pile like a nipple, a metaphor of nurture. They have only vague, dim ideas about feelings, the development and nurture of human emotions. It needed nurture but the Labour council killed it off, ostensibly because it had debts of 130,000. And nurture is interrupted again when your colleague's husband is stopped from checking their baby. Acceding to these requests seriously damages our understanding of conception and fatally fractures the link between parental relationships and infant nurture. I don't just mean in the field of higher education, where Americans give, or give back, to their places of nurture on a scale that we find unthinkable. In the nurture of children, they are taught in both religious traditions. At stake is not the status of marriage in our society (important though that is) but the safe and sensitive nurture of all our children from whatever home background they come. But the Jews had established places where worship and spiritual nurture could take place. But how to price and value love, nurture, community trust and neighbourliness? Moreover, the Christian nurture model offered worried Protestant parents a much firmer guarantee of a child's good outcome. The process of Christian nurture, from cradle to grave is continuous. Children who've grown up without nurture apparently lack any sense that they can be something other than what they are. She turned to one for advice and nurture, another for kicks, and another for career advice, and each knew what was expected of them. We must make the proper nurture of children our highest priority, but this can never be done in a risk-free way. In such prayer lies spiritual nurture and wholeness. Synonyms encouragement, promotion, fostering, development, cultivation, boosting, furtherance, advancement 1.1 Upbringing, education, and environment, contrasted with inborn characteristics as an influence on or determinant of personality. we are all what nature and nurture have made us Often contrasted with nature Example sentencesExamples The upshot is that the age-old nature versus nurture dichotomy is completely erroneous. You say you are interested in the nature/nurture debate, but all the evidence is with nurture in your presence. So whichever way you stand on the nature nurture debate, Kierkegaard was always likely to turn out a depressive. Of course, there is continuing debate about the extent to which such behaviours are inherent in our nature, or whether they are the result of nurture through a socialization process. He was quick to point out that nurture plays a big role, not just our genes. Religion is a product of nurture and therefore a matter of choice. I reject discrimination on the grounds of religion. I think we are who we are via nature (as a foundation) and then are further shaped by nurture. But it seems to the Professor that nurture has made women more receptive to the idea of retributive violence. Many on the left seem to assume that if everybody has the same nurture, then everybody will be equally intelligent. The rapid transformation of warring societies into peaceful ones underscores the power of nurture over nature. In a John Steinbeck novel, two characters engage in the nature vs. nurture argument. The idea, however, that men and women are separated from each other merely by nurture is a relic of early feminism, which survives only because of lingering political correctness. I used to think that nurture had the upper hand and I'm slowly swinging the other way: I now tend to believe we're genetically predisposed for a lot of things. Ridley's goal is to demolish this view and explain why Galton's nature / nurture dichotomy is erroneous. In the nature / nurture debate there's room for both to have their influence. Finally, the nature / / nurture debate is addressed throughout the book. Then we are left with an empirical question of understanding how nature and nurture interact. But he overestimates the extent to which the supremacy of nurture is generally accepted. He himself grew up without his biological parents, being raised by a foster family, and is understandably sceptical about the elevation of biology over nurture. A lot of people have a problem with the nature versus nurture debate because they think then, ‘OK, if it's nurture, then it's curable’. Synonyms upbringing, bringing up, care, fostering, tending, rearing, raising, training, education Derivatives nurturer noun The mythologies he is promoting about child abuse - that women are natural nurturers and that the main danger to children is strangers - are the exact opposite of the truth research supports. Example sentencesExamples Women can put a different aspect to decision-making because they're nurturers of their families. ‘We are the ones that are born nurturers,’ Ms Cravea said. Women, I believe, are the nurturers of society. Because women are socialised and expected to be nurturers and mother types, the notion that we would choose to exert our own better judgement and power in this instance is terrifying to some. Origin Middle English: from Old French noureture 'nourishment', based on Latin nutrire 'feed, cherish'. Rhymes lurcher, percher, searcher Definition of nurture in US English: nurture verbˈnərtʃərˈnərCHər [with object] 1Care for and encourage the growth or development of. Jarrett was nurtured by his parents in a close-knit family Example sentencesExamples The mother nurtures the children and manages the household; the father legally provides for the family and the home. The assistance these support services provide can help institutions create a more nurturing learning environment. You can say something that will either nurture the relationship or tear it down. However, their lovingly nurtured plots could be swallowed up by Eastleigh Council's plans to build hundreds of homes. Properly nurtured the two central defenders have huge senior careers ahead of them. At Mia's Montessori, each child's love of learning is carefully nurtured. She nurtures creativity, including student compositions, and promotes a lifelong love of music. They also want to maintain their carefully nurtured relationships with individual solicitors. Then, properly nurtured, they would be " hatched " into the real world as fully formed companies. In reality, both soldiering and nurturing children are vital forms of public service. But she never nurtured her talents by painting either for pleasure or for business. Agreed - a certain amount of natural skill is required - but that skill needs to be properly nurtured. America identifies and nurtures talent more methodically than any society I have heard about. Johnson also intends to nurture a new generation of " engaged political voices". The church is the seedbed of gospel preachers, and we must value and nurture what God plants among us. Doherty took the rural heartlands he has so carefully nurtured over the past four years. "Hopefully we are nurturing the next generation of black and Asian magistrates. The workshop would go a long way in nurturing female talent, she avers. So how are churches today seeking to nurture the next generation of Christian social activists? "Lobby groups " are destroying " the harmony that nurtures creativity". Synonyms bring up, care for, provide for, take care of, attend to, look after, rear, support, raise, foster, parent, mother, tend encourage, promote, stimulate, develop, foster, cultivate, further, advance, boost, forward, contribute to, be conducive to, assist, help, aid, abet, strengthen, advantage, fuel 1.1 Help or encourage the development of. my father nurtured my love of art Example sentencesExamples Support is what is needed to nurture Canadian cinema. In addition to the physical, parents also have trouble finding time to nurture their kids ' emotional well-being. This could actually undermine brand equity by nurturing a negative brand attitude. Following the inspiration of Saint Patrick we have to accept their faith has been nurtured in a different culture. For those with artistic pretensions, he advises on how to stay sane while nurturing creative flow. Yet he seemed intent on alienating the very industry that had nurtured his awe-inspiring talent. He had spent his life always being there for me, pushing me to new heights, nurturing great ambitions. Develop and nurture a culture of firmness and fairness. Even better, your supervisor, a top researcher in the field, wants to nurture your interest in science. The leftovers are composted, helping to nurture a new cycle of growth. It seems to me that democracy's challenge is to nurture civic virtues among all citizens - not just elites. It is a way to increase knowledge and learn new skills, build confidence, and nurture a sense of place, and community. A thousand years of theological disputes nurtured the habit of analytical thinking that could be applied to the analysis of natural phenomena. Synonyms encourage, promote, stimulate, develop, foster, cultivate, further, advance, boost, forward, contribute to, be conducive to, assist, help, aid, abet, strengthen, advantage, fuel 1.2 Cherish (a hope, belief, or ambition) for a long time she had nurtured the dream of buying a shop Example sentencesExamples My mother had nurtured a hidden ambition to visit the Holy shrines of Badrinath and Kedarnath. But there is also a sense that many of those who complain bitterly about the direction of government policy still nurture the hope that Tony is really on their side. Pakistan, on the other hand, have serious worries ahead of the match and need to sort their bowling problems if they nurture any hope of a series-levelling comeback. After a couple of years as Rajya Sabha member, he nurtured hopes of being chief minister of the state. But did he nurture ambitions to return to Queen Margaret Drive? Geddes nurtured the belief that common ground in culture, if used wisely, could do society real, practical good. Maybe we rushed too fast towards the dream we had secretly nurtured or maybe it just was just a chimera. Soldiers' allegiances were stronger towards their generals than the discredited deputies and army leaders began to nurture political ambitions of their own. He also nurtures a dream about this land which includes the virgin patch of forest, Silent Valley. Others inside the party nurtured hopes of a return to past Stalinist glories or some form of militant syndicalism. Having come this far, the city government now nurtures more ambitions. The older man stored away in the trunk of his mind dates and memories from his own career, while his son nurtured the same ambitions he once had. I have nurtured this ambition since I was a schoolgirl, but it was 17 years before I got around to achieving it. She nurtured the hope of becoming a teacher, a field of endeavour that received the approval of both parents. A travel agent by day and dreamer by night, he nurtures idealistic hopes of becoming a TV writer. For a long time Vavilov nurtured the hope that he would be allowed to go to the Congress. The Golden Quartet line up was a dream Smith had nurtured for some 30 years till their formation in 2000. Her current heartthrob is superstar Shah Rukh Khan and she nurtures an ambition to meet up with King Khan. But maybe they nurture this belief that they live in a classless society and these status considerations conflict with that. Many had nurtured hopes that a major clearout would be made, opening the door for a large number of appointments. nounˈnərtʃərˈnərCHər 1The process of caring for and encouraging the growth or development of someone or something. the nurture of ethics and integrity Example sentencesExamples In such prayer lies spiritual nurture and wholeness. One cone-shaped hill is topped with a rock pile like a nipple, a metaphor of nurture. Also, another group of chicks will be brought over from Russia next year to go through the same nurture and acclimatisation routine that the current influx is undergoing. At stake is not the status of marriage in our society (important though that is) but the safe and sensitive nurture of all our children from whatever home background they come. It needed nurture but the Labour council killed it off, ostensibly because it had debts of 130,000. The process of Christian nurture, from cradle to grave is continuous. They have only vague, dim ideas about feelings, the development and nurture of human emotions. These candidates should then be given support, nurture, and a challenge to test whether God is calling them to cross cultural borders with the gospel. Asleep, he dreamed again and again of a dying child who turned into a wet rag when he tried to comfort it - a terrible, potent image for a self allowed to slip away and powers of nurture never exercised. But the Jews had established places where worship and spiritual nurture could take place. I don't just mean in the field of higher education, where Americans give, or give back, to their places of nurture on a scale that we find unthinkable. Since March, hours of thought and planning have been spent on design, preparation and nurture. Moreover, the Christian nurture model offered worried Protestant parents a much firmer guarantee of a child's good outcome. We must make the proper nurture of children our highest priority, but this can never be done in a risk-free way. She turned to one for advice and nurture, another for kicks, and another for career advice, and each knew what was expected of them. Acceding to these requests seriously damages our understanding of conception and fatally fractures the link between parental relationships and infant nurture. And nurture is interrupted again when your colleague's husband is stopped from checking their baby. In the nurture of children, they are taught in both religious traditions. But how to price and value love, nurture, community trust and neighbourliness? Children who've grown up without nurture apparently lack any sense that they can be something other than what they are. Synonyms encouragement, promotion, fostering, development, cultivation, boosting, furtherance, advancement 1.1 Upbringing, education, and environment, contrasted with inborn characteristics as an influence on or determinant of personality. Often contrasted with nature Example sentencesExamples But he overestimates the extent to which the supremacy of nurture is generally accepted. I think we are who we are via nature (as a foundation) and then are further shaped by nurture. Of course, there is continuing debate about the extent to which such behaviours are inherent in our nature, or whether they are the result of nurture through a socialization process. In a John Steinbeck novel, two characters engage in the nature vs. nurture argument. He himself grew up without his biological parents, being raised by a foster family, and is understandably sceptical about the elevation of biology over nurture. The upshot is that the age-old nature versus nurture dichotomy is completely erroneous. You say you are interested in the nature/nurture debate, but all the evidence is with nurture in your presence. But it seems to the Professor that nurture has made women more receptive to the idea of retributive violence. A lot of people have a problem with the nature versus nurture debate because they think then, ‘OK, if it's nurture, then it's curable’. The idea, however, that men and women are separated from each other merely by nurture is a relic of early feminism, which survives only because of lingering political correctness. The rapid transformation of warring societies into peaceful ones underscores the power of nurture over nature. Religion is a product of nurture and therefore a matter of choice. I reject discrimination on the grounds of religion. He was quick to point out that nurture plays a big role, not just our genes. Many on the left seem to assume that if everybody has the same nurture, then everybody will be equally intelligent. So whichever way you stand on the nature nurture debate, Kierkegaard was always likely to turn out a depressive. I used to think that nurture had the upper hand and I'm slowly swinging the other way: I now tend to believe we're genetically predisposed for a lot of things. Finally, the nature / / nurture debate is addressed throughout the book. In the nature / nurture debate there's room for both to have their influence. Ridley's goal is to demolish this view and explain why Galton's nature / nurture dichotomy is erroneous. Then we are left with an empirical question of understanding how nature and nurture interact. Synonyms upbringing, bringing up, care, fostering, tending, rearing, raising, training, education Origin Middle English: from Old French noureture ‘nourishment’, based on Latin nutrire ‘feed, cherish’.
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