[nur.ture] n [ME, fr. MF norriture, fr. LL nutritura act of nursing, fr. L nutritus, pp. of nutrire to suckle, nourish--more at nourish] (14c) 1: training, upbringing
2: something that nourishes: food
3: the sum of the influences modifying the expression of the genetic potentialities of an organism
[2]nurture vt nur.tured ; nur.tur.ing (15c) 1: to supply with nourishment
2: educate
3: to further the development of: foster -- nur.tur.er n