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- Dictionarynurture/ˈnəːtʃə/
verb
- 1. care for and protect (someone or something) while they are growing: "Jarrett was nurtured by his parents in a close-knit family" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. the action or process of nurturing someone or something: "the nurture of children" Similar
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NURTURE definition: 1. to take care of, feed, and protect someone or something, especially young children or plants…. Learn more.
The meaning of NURTURE is training, upbringing. How to use nurture in a sentence. Did you know?
nurture something to have a feeling, an idea, a plan, etc. for a long time and encourage it to develop She secretly nurtured a hope of becoming famous. He had long nurtured a deep hatred of his brother.
NURTURE meaning: 1. to take care of, feed, and protect someone or something, especially young children or plants…. Learn more.
If you nurture something such as a young child or a young plant, you care for it while it is growing and developing. Parents want to know the best way to nurture and raise their child to adulthood. American English : nurture / ˈnɜrtʃər /
Nurture definition: to feed and protect. See examples of NURTURE used in a sentence.
Nurture is how that baby is raised or taken care of. Once the child is older, you may wonder if its love of reading is nature or nurture — is it natural born or is it because you read to the baby every night.