n. 25B6; verb
she nurtured her children into adulthood : BRING UP, care for, take care of, look after, tend, rear, raise, support, foster; parent, mother.
we nurtured these plants : CULTIVATE, grow, keep, tend.
he nurtured my love of art : ENCOURAGE, promote, stimulate, develop, foster, cultivate, boost, contribute to, assist, help, abet, strengthen, fuel.
neglect, hinder.
25B6; noun
we are what nature and nurture have made us : UPBRINGING, rearing, raising, childcare; training, education.
the nurture of ideas : ENCOURAGEMENT, promotion, fostering, development, cultivation.
nature.