nurture
    n 1: the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you
         were treated as a child [syn: raising, rearing,
         nurture]
    2: helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the
       community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more
       important" [syn: breeding, bringing up, fostering,
       fosterage, nurture, raising, rearing, upbringing]
    v 1: help develop, help grow; "nurture his talents" [syn:
         foster, nurture]
    2: bring up; "raise a family"; "bring up children" [syn: rear,
       raise, bring up, nurture, parent]
    3: provide with nourishment; "We sustained ourselves on bread
       and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young
       children" [syn: nourish, nurture, sustain]

Nurture \Nur"ture\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nurtured; p. pr. & vb.
   n. Nurturing.]
   1. To feed; to nourish.
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   2. To educate; to bring or train up.
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            He was nurtured where he had been born. --Sir H.
                                                  Wotton.
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   Syn: To nourish; nurse; cherish; bring up; educate; tend.

   Usage: To Nurture, Nourish, Cherish. Nourish denotes to
          supply with food, or cause to grow; as, to nourish a
          plant, to nourish rebellion. To nurture is to train up
          with a fostering care, like that of a mother; as, to
          nurture into strength; to nurture in sound principles.
          To cherish is to hold and treat as dear; as, to
          cherish hopes or affections.
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Nurture \Nur"ture\, n. [OE. norture, noriture, OF. norriture,
   norreture, F. nourriture, fr. L. nutritura a nursing,
   suckling. See Nourish.]
   1. The act of nourishing or nursing; tender care; education;
      training.
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            A man neither by nature nor by nurture wise.
                                                  --Milton.
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   2. That which nourishes; food; diet. --Spenser.
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