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