Definition of: nurture

(nûr′chər) noun
1. The act of nourishing.
2. That which nourishes or fosters; education.
3. Biol. The aggregate of environmental conditions and influences acting on an organism subsequent to birth. Compare NATURE.
—v.t. ·tured, ·tur·ing
1. To feed or support; nourish; rear; foster.
2. To bring up or train; educate. [<OF nurture, var. of nourriture <LL nutritura <L nutrire nourish]
—nur′tur·er noun Synonyms (noun): breeding, discipline, education, instruction, schooling, teaching, training, tuition. Breeding and nurture include teaching and training, especially as directed by and dependent upon home life and personal association; breeding having reference largely to manners with such qualities as are deemed distinctively characteristic of high birth; nurture (literally nourishing) having more direct reference to moral qualities, not overlooking the physical and mental. See EDUCATION, CHERISH, TEACH.