1. Help develop, help grow
   "nurture his talents";
   - foster
    
2. Look after a child until it is an adult
   "nurture a family";
   - rear, raise, bring up, parent
    
3. Provide with nourishment
   "The mother nurtured her baby with healthy food";
   - nourish, sustain
    
4. Cherish or maintain (an idea, belief, or hope) over time
   "She nurtured dreams of becoming a writer"; "He nurtured a deep resentment against his former employer"

1. Helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
   "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important";
   - breeding, bringing up, fostering, fosterage, raising, rearing, upbringing
    
2. The properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child
   "The nurture provided by his adoptive parents shaped his character";
   - raising, rearing

Derived forms: nurtured, nurtures, nurturing

Type of: acculturation, care, cater, encourage, enculturation, give care, provide, put up, socialisation [Brit], socialization, supply, upbringing

Encyclopedia: Nurture