nurture :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

n. the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child

breeding, bringing up, fostering, nurturing, raising, rearing, upbringing

n. helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important"

foster

v. help develop, help grow; "nurture his talents"

sustain, nourish

v. provide with nourishment; "We sustained ourselves on bread and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children"

raise, rear, parent, bring up

v. bring up; "raise a family"; "bring up children"

maintain, exert, wield

v. have and exercise; "wield power and authority"

support, support financially, see through

v. support materially or financially; "he does not support his natural children"; "The scholarship supported me when I was in college"

suck, nurse, suckle, wet-nurse, lactate, breast-feed, give suck

v. give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places"

aliment, nourish, nutrify

v. give nourishment to

succor, succour

v. help in a difficult situation

provision, purvey

v. supply with provisions

feed, feed into

v. feed into; supply; "Her success feeds her vanity"

keep, sustain, maintain

v. supply with necessities and support; "She alone sustained her family"; "The money will sustain our good cause"; "There's little to earn and many to keep"

yield, give, afford

v. be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"

hold, bear

v. have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices; "She bears the title of Duchess"; "He held the governorship for almost a decade"

strengthen, fortify, beef up

v. make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries"

encourage, give courage to, be encouraging to

v. inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to

assure, reassure, relieve of anxiety, give confidence to

v. cause to feel sure; give reassurance to; "The airline tried to reassure the customers that the planes were safe"

harbor, harbour, keep possession of

v. keep in one's possession; of animals

hold, have, have got

v. have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard"

advance, pay in advance

v. pay in advance; "Can you advance me some money?"

sponsor, patronize, assume sponsorship of

v. assume sponsorship of

progress, advance, get on, come along, come on, make progress, shape up, get along

v. develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up"

develop

v. grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment; "A flower developed on the branch"; "The country developed into a mighty superpower"; "The embryo develops into a fetus"; "This situation has developed over a long time"

land, bring, bring into a different state

v. bring into a different state; "this may land you in jail"

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