Meaning of "nurture" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD NURTURE

From Old French norriture, from Latin nutrīre to nourish.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF NURTURE

nurture  [ˈnɜːtʃə]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NURTURE

Nurture is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb nurture in English.

WHAT DOES NURTURE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Nature versus nurture

Scholarly and popular discussion about nature and nurture relates to the relative importance of an individual's innate qualities as compared to an individual's personal experiences in causing individual differences in physical and behavioral traits. The phrase "nature and nurture" in its modern sense was coined by the English Victorian polymath Francis Galton in discussion of the influence of heredity and environment on social advancement, although the terms had been contrasted previously, for example by Shakespeare. Galton was influenced by the book On the Origin of Species written by his half-cousin, Charles Darwin. The concept embodied in the phrase has been criticized for its binary simplification of two tightly interwoven parameters, as for example an environment of wealth, education, and social privilege are often historically passed to genetic offspring, even though wealth, education, and social privilege are not part of the human biological system, and so cannot be directly attributed to genetics. The view that humans acquire all or almost all their behavioral traits from "nurture" was termed tabula rasa by philosopher John Locke.

Definition of nurture in the English dictionary

The first definition of nurture in the dictionary is the act or process of promoting the development, etc, of a child. Other definition of nurture is something that nourishes. Nurture is also to feed or support.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO NURTURE

PRESENT

Present

I nurture

you nurture

he/she/it nurtures

we nurture

you nurture

they nurture

Present continuous

I am nurturing

you are nurturing

he/she/it is nurturing

we are nurturing

you are nurturing

they are nurturing

Present perfect

I have nurtured

you have nurtured

he/she/it has nurtured

we have nurtured

you have nurtured

they have nurtured

Present perfect continuous

I have been nurturing

you have been nurturing

he/she/it has been nurturing

we have been nurturing

you have been nurturing

they have been nurturing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I nurtured

you nurtured

he/she/it nurtured

we nurtured

you nurtured

they nurtured

Past continuous

I was nurturing

you were nurturing

he/she/it was nurturing

we were nurturing

you were nurturing

they were nurturing

Past perfect

I had nurtured

you had nurtured

he/she/it had nurtured

we had nurtured

you had nurtured

they had nurtured

Past perfect continuous

I had been nurturing

you had been nurturing

he/she/it had been nurturing

we had been nurturing

you had been nurturing

they had been nurturing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will nurture

you will nurture

he/she/it will nurture

we will nurture

you will nurture

they will nurture

Future continuous

I will be nurturing

you will be nurturing

he/she/it will be nurturing

we will be nurturing

you will be nurturing

they will be nurturing

Future perfect

I will have nurtured

you will have nurtured

he/she/it will have nurtured

we will have nurtured

you will have nurtured

they will have nurtured

Future perfect continuous

I will have been nurturing

you will have been nurturing

he/she/it will have been nurturing

we will have been nurturing

you will have been nurturing

they will have been nurturing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would nurture

you would nurture

he/she/it would nurture

we would nurture

you would nurture

they would nurture

Conditional continuous

I would be nurturing

you would be nurturing

he/she/it would be nurturing

we would be nurturing

you would be nurturing

they would be nurturing

Conditional perfect

I would have nurture

you would have nurture

he/she/it would have nurture

we would have nurture

you would have nurture

they would have nurture

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been nurturing

you would have been nurturing

he/she/it would have been nurturing

we would have been nurturing

you would have been nurturing

they would have been nurturing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you nurture
we let´s nurture
you nurture

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to nurture

Past participle

nurtured

Present Participle

nurturing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «NURTURE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «nurture» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of nurture

bring up · cultivate · develop · development · diet · education · encourage · feed · food · grow · instruction · look after · nourish · nourishment · nurse · raise · rear · support · sustain · tend · training · upbringing

TRANSLATION OF NURTURE

Find out the translation of nurture to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of nurture from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «nurture» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 养育
• Translator English - Spanish: alimentar
• English: nurture
• Translator English - Hindi: पोषण
• Translator English - Arabic: رعاية
• Translator English - Russian: лелеять
• Translator English - Portuguese: alimentar
• Translator English - Bengali: শিক্ষাদান
• Translator English - French: élever
• Translator English - Malay: Memupuk
• Translator English - German: aufziehen
• Translator English - Japanese: 養育する
• Translator English - Korean: 양육하다
• Translator English - Javanese: Nurture
• Translator English - Vietnamese: nuôi dưỡng
• Translator English - Tamil: வளர்த்தெடுப்பதே
• Translator English - Marathi: शिक्षण
• Translator English - Turkish: beslemek
• Translator English - Italian: allevare
• Translator English - Polish: pielęgnować
• Translator English - Ukrainian: плекати
• Translator English - Romanian: hrăni
• Translator English - Greek: γαλουχήσει
• Translator English - Afrikaans: koester
• Translator English - Swedish: vårda
• Translator English - Norwegian: nurture

10 QUOTES WITH «NURTURE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word nurture.

1

Christina Aguilera

It's important to take time for your spouse and nurture the relationship.

2

Daniel Akaka

There is a human capital crisis in the federal government. Not only are we losing the decades of talent as civil servants retire, we are not doing enough to develop and nurture the next generation of public servants.

3

Mustafa Akyol

Those who hope to nurture genuine religiosity should first establish liberty.

4

Alfred Austin

The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture a garden is to feed not just on the body, but the soul.

5

Peter Bart

It really hasn't been demonstrated at any level by any major corporation that it can nurture what is euphemistically called creativity.

6

Harsha Bhogle

For its health, cricket needs to look outward to the sharpest minds, to people who sustain and nurture brands and often take hard but necessary decisions. Cricket cannot be bound by cricketing minds alone.

7

Bodhidharma

To go from mortal to Buddha, you have to put an end to karma, nurture your awareness, and accept what life brings.

8

Henry Cavill

I suppose that when I'm building a character, it's usually related to what their family is like and who their parents are, as well as how I grew up - that nurture side.

9

Jennifer Chiaverini

When I was working on my first novel, 'The Quilter's Apprentice,' I knew I wanted to write about friendship, especially women's friendship and how women use friendship to sustain themselves and nurture each other.

10

Emilia Clarke

I think as a woman it's in our nature to nurture someone else. Sometimes at the expense of ourselves.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NURTURE»

Discover the use of nurture in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nurture and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Nurture: Give and Get What You Need to Flourish

This beautifully describes what God's daughters so desperately need. In this heartfelt work, Lisa explains how women of all ages must awaken and restore their capacity to give and receive nurture.

Lisa Bevere, 2008

Nurture

However, parents and grandparents will appreciate and enjoy the bonding relationships of the charecters. This is a good book to read to or with children at storytime or bedtime. The pictures will help to hold the attention of young readers.

Hattie James, 2011

Mother Nurture

Mother Nurture is an inspiring collection of fifty-two stories filled with commonsense advice and memorable personal tales from caring mothers whose children have reached the apex of their fields, from sports, politics, and music to ...

Stephanie Hirsch, 2009

Nature Via Nurture: Genes, Experience, and What Makes Us Human

Documents the 2001 discovery that there are fewer genes in a human genome than previously thought and considers the argument that nurture elements are also largely responsible for human behavior.

Matt Ridley, 2003

The Nurture Assumption: Why Children Turn Out the Way They Do

This electrifying book explodes some of our unquestioned beliefs about children and parents and gives us a radically new view of childhood.

Judith Rich Harris, 2011

Malevolent Nurture: Witch-hunting and Maternal Power in ...

In Malevolent Nurture, Deborah Willis explores the dynamics of witchcraft accusation through legal documents, pamphlet literature, religious tracts, and the plays of Shakespeare.

Deborah Willis, 1995

Nurture by Nature: Understand Your Child's Personality Type ...

In Nurture by Nature you'll learn which of 16 distinctly different types best matches your child's personality; how this personality type affects your child in each of the three stages of development - preschool, school age, and adolescence ...

Paul D. Tieger, Barbara Barron-Tieger, 2001

NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children

Nothing like a parenting manual, the authors' work is an insightful exploration of themes and issues that transcend children's (and adults') lives.

Po Bronson, Ashley Merryman, 2009

Nature and Nurture in Early Child Development

In this volume, students, practitioners, policy analysts, and others with a serious interest in human development will learn what is transpiring in this new paradigm from the developmental scientists working at the cutting edge, from neural ...

Daniel P. Keating, 2010

Nurture

This lack, over the life span, has limited our own care of the self and our ability to give to others.In a sensitive, thought-provoking way, Nurture takes the reader into an alluring, seductive garden of verse and play, love and sex, ...

Sheila Griffin, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NURTURE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term nurture is used in the context of the following news items.

Raise pay of protégés to nurture talent, Hong Kong lawmakers urged

She said that had the assistants, many of whom were aspiring politicians, been given more promising career prospects, it could nurture them ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»

Nurturing Freelancers Who Nurture The Brand

As someone who has freelanced for most of the past 25 years — including some dabbles in what I had no idea would someday be called ... «MediaPost Communications, Jul 15»

Nature/Nurture

Hip-hop legends build their empires upon authentic foundations. The outliers who enjoy longevity in the rap game never stop grinding and ... «Tucson Weekly, Jul 15»

Nature or Nurture: Why Is Everyone in Bollywood Related to Each …

Actress Kareena Kapoor Khan and her sister, actress Karishma Kapoor, are an example of how genetics play a role in the success of ... «India West, Jul 15»

Being childless doesn't mean you can't nurture others

Learning that you will never be a mother can be devastating. But Amanda Revell Walton has a message for women facing the heartbreaking ... «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»

Farm bill aims to nurture Great Lakes states' conservation efforts

U.S. Reps. Tim Walberg (R-MI) and Rep. Candice Miller (R-MI) introduced the Great Lakes Assurance Program Verification Act on Tuesday at ... «Ripon Advance, Jul 15»

In monuments, nature is free to nurture

Monuments often recognize a famous military leader in American history, or honor the fallen heroes in our communities in tribute to the men ... «Stars and Stripes, Jul 15»

Athens Comedy Hosts Help Nurture a Thriving Scene

At the most recent edition of Casual Comedy, a monthly comedy showcase at Hendershot's Coffee Bar, guest host Shaunak Godkhindi was ... «Flagpole Magazine, Jul 15»

Nature vs. nurture: Which causes crime?

The age old question of why crime exists is one that will never cease. While there are many theories that attempt to address and explain this phenomenon, two ... «CorrectionsOne, Jul 15»

Financial support to nurture LGBTI inclusive aged care

A new round of funding for projects that focus on the healthy ageing of older LGBTI people has been announced by the Gay and Lesbian ... «Australian Ageing Agenda, Jul 15»