Dictionary Entry
nurture
nurture is a 7-letter English word with 9 senses as noun, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act of nourishing or nursing; thender care; education; training. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
7 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 10 · 9 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
The act of nourishing or nursing; thender care; education; training.
- 2noun
That which nourishes; food; diet.
- 3transitive verb
To feed; to nourish.
- 4transitive verb
To educate; to bring or train up.
- 5noun
helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
"they debated whether nature or nurture was more important"
- 6noun
the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child
- 7verb
help develop, help grow
"nurture his talents"
Synonyms
- 8verb
provide with nourishment
"We sustained ourselves on bread and water"
"This kind of food is not nourishing for young children"
- 9verb
bring up
"raise a family"
"bring up children"
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