nurture
verb
[ ˈnəːtʃə ]
• care for and protect (someone or something) while they are growing.
• "Jarrett was nurtured by his parents in a close-knit family"
Similar:
bring up,
care for,
provide for,
take care of,
attend to,
look after,
rear,
support,
raise,
foster,
parent,
mother,
tend,
feed,
nourish,
provender,
encourage,
promote,
stimulate,
develop,
cultivate,
further,
advance,
boost,
forward,
contribute to,
be conducive to,
assist,
help,
aid,
abet,
strengthen,
advantage,
fuel,
nurture
noun
• the action or process of nurturing someone or something.
• "the nurture of children"
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French noureture ‘nourishment’, based on Latin nutrire ‘feed, cherish’.
