NURTURE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for NURTURE?

Need another word that means the same as “nurture”? Find 50 synonyms and 30 related words for “nurture” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Nurture” are: foster, nourish, sustain, bring up, parent, raise, rear, care for, provide for, take care of, attend to, look after, support, mother, tend, encourage, promote, stimulate, develop, cultivate, further, advance, boost, forward, contribute to, be conducive to, assist, help, aid, abet, strengthen, advantage, fuel, raising, rearing, breeding, fosterage, fostering, upbringing, encouragement, promotion, development, cultivation, boosting, furtherance, advancement, care, tending, training, education

Nurture as a Noun

Definitions of "Nurture" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “nurture” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The action or process of nurturing someone or something.
• Helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community.
• The properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child.
• Upbringing, education, and environment, contrasted with inborn characteristics as an influence on or determinant of personality.

Synonyms of "Nurture" as a noun (17 Words)

advancement	The process of promoting a cause or plan. Technological advancements.
boosting	An increase in cost.
breeding	The production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization. A woman of breeding and refinement.
care	The provision of what is necessary for the health, welfare, maintenance, and protection of someone or something. He is in the care of a bodyguard.
cultivation	(agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops (especially on a large scale. The cultivation of arable crops.
development	The process of starting to be affected by an ailment or feeling. They funded research and development.
education	The United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education including federal aid to educational institutions and students created 1979. He received no formal education.
encouragement	The expression of approval and support. Incentives and encouragement to play sports.
fosterage	Helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community. Fosterage was commonplace with the support of the extended family.
fostering	Helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community.
furtherance	The advancement of a scheme or interest. The court held that the union s acts were not in furtherance of a trade dispute.
promotion	The action of promoting someone or something to a higher position or rank or the fact of being so promoted. She s the promotions manager for the museum.
raising	Helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community. A raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity.
rearing	The properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child.
tending	The work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something.
training	The action of teaching a person or animal a particular skill or type of behaviour. In service training for staff.
upbringing	The treatment and instruction received by a child from its parents throughout its childhood. He was a countryman by upbringing.

Usage Examples of "Nurture" as a noun

• The nurture of children.
• We are all what nature and nurture have made us.
• They debated whether nature or nurture was more important.

Nurture as a Verb

Definitions of "Nurture" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “nurture” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Look after a child until it is an adult.
• Help or encourage the development of.
• Provide with nourishment.
• Cherish (a hope, belief, or ambition.
• Care for and protect (someone or something) while they are growing.
• Bring up.
• Help develop, help grow.

Synonyms of "Nurture" as a verb (33 Words)

abet	Encourage or assist someone to commit (a crime. We are aiding and abetting this illegal traffic.
advance	Pay in advance. The hypothesis I wish to advance in this article.
advantage	Give an advantage to. This system advantages the rich.
aid	Promote or encourage (something. Diet and exercise aid healthy skin.
assist	Give help or assistance be of service. Is a salesperson assisting you.
attend to	Give heed (to.
be conducive to	Happen, occur, take place.
boost	Give a boost to be beneficial to. He d had his wallet boosted in a bar.
bring up	Cause to happen or to occur as a consequence.
care for	Provide care for.
contribute to	Contribute to some cause.
cultivate	Prepare for crops. They were encouraged to cultivate basic food crops.
develop	Cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development. The child developed beautifully in her new kindergarten.
encourage	Spur on. We were encouraged by the success of this venture.
forward	Send (a letter or email) on to a further destination. Forward my mail.
foster	Bring up under fosterage of children. The teacher s task is to foster learning.
fuel	Supply or power an industrial plant vehicle or machine with fuel. Petrol may have been used to fuel the fire.
further	Promote the growth of. He had depended on using them to further his own career.
help	Help to some food help with food or drink. Just help yourself if you need anything.
look after	Convey by one’s expression.
mother	Care for like a mother. She mothered her husband insisting he should take cod liver oil in the winter.
nourish	Provide with nourishment. A clay base nourished with plant detritus.
parent	Be or act as a parent to a child. All children are special to those who parent them.
promote	Of an additive act as a promoter of a catalyst. She was promoted to General Manager.
provide for	Give something useful or necessary to.
raise	Multiply a number by itself a specified number of times 8 is 2 raised to the power 3. Raise hell.
rear	Construct, build, or erect. The horse reared in terror.
stimulate	Stir feelings in. Coffee and tea stimulate me.
strengthen	Give a healthy elasticity to. His body strengthened.
support	Be the physical support of carry the weight of. The scholarship supported me when I was in college.
sustain	Uphold, affirm, or confirm the justice or validity of. The money will sustain our good cause.
take care of	Receive or obtain regularly.
tend	Have a tendency or disposition to do or be something be inclined. She tends to the children.

Usage Examples of "Nurture" as a verb

• Jarrett was nurtured by his parents in a close-knit family.
• My father nurtured my love of art.
• Nurture his talents.
• For a long time she had nurtured the dream of buying a shop.

Associations of "Nurture" (30 Words)

adoption	The appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source. She placed a child for adoption when she was a teenager.
beget	Make children. Killings beget more killings.
breed	Copulate with a female, used especially of horses. They breed their children to be in complete control of any social situation.
breeding	The production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization. A woman of breeding and refinement.
child	An immature childish person. She s such a child.
elevate	Raise in rank or condition. The therapy can elevate serum amylase levels.
elevation	A particular side of a building. His elevation to cardinal.
engender	Cause or give rise to (a feeling, situation, or condition. The issue engendered continuing controversy.
foster	Bring up under fosterage of children. When fostering out a child placement workers will be looking for a home similar to their own.
hackles	A feeling of anger and animosity. Having one s hackles or dander up.
hoist	Move from one place to another by lifting. A white flag was hoisted.
housework	The work of cleaning and running a house. I was busy doing housework when the doorbell rang.
hybrid	Bred as a hybrid from different species or varieties. The vice presidency is a hybrid of administrative and legislative offices.
increasing	Music increasing in tempo and or volume. The increasing numbers of students.
institutional	Organized as or forming an institution. Institutional racism.
mongrel	An inferior dog or one of mixed breed. She s a particularly intelligent mongrel with a lot of collie in her.
mounting	The action of mounting something. He pulled the curtain rail from its mounting.
overindulgence	Excessive indulgence. The child was spoiled by overindulgence.
parent	Be or act as a parent to a child. The parents of the bride.
pregnant	(of a woman or female animal) having a child or young developing in the uterus. A silence pregnant with suspense.
produce	Bring onto the market or release. These chemicals produce a noxious vapor.
propagation	The action of widely spreading and promoting an idea, theory, etc. Asexual propagation is the primary mode of reproduction.
raise	Raise the level or amount of something. They raised pigs and kept a pony.
raising	Increasing in quantity or value. A cost raising increase in the basic wage rate.
rearing	Rearing on left hind leg with forelegs elevated and head usually in profile.
reproduction	Copy that is not the original; something that has been copied. The design was changed to allow louder reproduction.
skyrocket	Shoot up abruptly, like a rocket. The cost of the welfare system has skyrocketed.
spawn	Lay spawn. A supplier of spawn for shiitake mushrooms.
upbringing	Helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community. He was a countryman by upbringing.
uplift	A rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building. The refreshing smell of essential oils like lavender and peppermint can instantly uplift your mood.