nurture

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I - noun

1. the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child
• Syn:
raising, rearing
• Derivationally related forms:
rear (for: rearing), raise (for: raising)
• Hypernyms:
upbringing
2. helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
- they debated whether nature or nurture was more important
• Syn:
breeding, bringing up, fostering, fosterage, raising,
rearing, upbringing
• Derivationally related forms:
rear (for: rearing), nurtural, foster (for: fosterage), foster (for: fostering)
• Hypernyms:
socialization, socialisation, acculturation, enculturation

II - verb

1. help develop, help grow (Freq. 1)
- nurture his talents
• Syn:
foster
• Derivationally related forms:
fosterage (for: foster), fostering (for: foster)
• Hypernyms:
encourage
• Hyponyms:
patronize, patronise, patronage, support, keep going,
serve, serve well
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
2. bring up
- raise a family
- bring up children
• Syn:
rear, raise, bring up, parent
• Derivationally related forms:
parent (for: parent), parentage (for: parent), raising (for: raise), rearing (for: rear)
• Hyponyms:
fledge, cradle, foster
• Cause:
grow up
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
3. provide with nourishment
- We sustained ourselves on bread and water
- This kind of food is not nourishing for young children
• Syn:
nourish, sustain
• Derivationally related forms:
sustainable (for: sustain), sustainment (for: sustain), sustenance (for: sustain), nurturance, nutrient (for: nourish), nourishment (for: nourish)
• Hypernyms:
provide, supply, ply, cater
• Hyponyms:
carry
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  breeding, bringing up, fostering, fosterage, raising, rearing, upbringing, nourish, sustain, rear, raise, bring up, parent, foster