breeding, bringing up, fostering, fosterage, nurture, raising, rearing, upbringing
(noun) helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community; “they debated whether nature or nurture was more important”
raising, rearing, nurture
(noun) the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child
foster, nurture
(verb) help develop, help grow; “nurture his talents”
nourish, nurture, sustain
(verb) provide with nourishment; “We sustained ourselves on bread and water”; “This kind of food is not nourishing for young children”
rear, raise, bring up, nurture, parent
(verb) look after a child until it is an adult; “raise a family”; “bring up children”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
nurture (countable and uncountable, plural nurtures)
The act of nourishing or nursing; tender care
Synonyms: upbringing, raising, education, training
That which nourishes; food; diet.
The environmental influences that contribute to the development of an individual (as opposed to "nature").
nurture (third-person singular simple present nurtures, present participle nurturing, simple past and past participle nurtured)
To nourish or nurse.
(figuratively, by extension) To encourage, especially the growth or development of something.
• (figuratively, to encourage): See Thesaurus:nurture
• U-turner, untruer
Source: Wiktionary
Nur"ture, n. Etym: [OE. norture, noriture, OF. norriture, norreture, F. nourriture, fr. L. nutritura a nursing, suckling. See Nourish.]
1. The act of nourishing or nursing; thender care; education; training. A man neither by nature nor by nurture wise. Milton.
2. That which nourishes; food; diet. Spenser.
Nur"ture, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nurtured; p. pr. & vb. n. Nurturing.]
1. To feed; to nourish.
2. To educate; to bring or train up. He was nurtured where he had been born. Sir H. Wotton.
Syn.
– To nourish; nurse; cherish; bring up; educate; tend.
– 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 May 2025
(noun) excavation consisting of a vertical or sloping passageway for finding or mining ore or for ventilating a mine
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
