n.
Pronunciation: ' n ə r-ch ə r
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English norture, nurture, from Anglo-French nureture, from Late Latin nutritura act of nursing, from Latin nutritus, past participle of nutrire to suckle, nourish ― more at NOURISH
Date: 14th century
1 : TRAINING , UPBRINGING
2 : something that nourishes : FOOD
3 : the sum of the environmental factors influencing the behavior and traits expressed by an organism