Nurture vs. Nourish

Nurture vs. Nourish — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Nurture and Nourish

Nurturenoun

The act of nourishing or nursing; tender care

Nourishnoun

(obsolete) A nurse.

Nurturenoun

That which nourishes; food; diet.

Nourishverb

(transitive) To feed and cause to grow; to supply with food or other matter which increases weight and promotes health.

Nurturenoun

The environmental influences that contribute to the development of an individual (as opposed to "nature").

Nourishverb

(transitive) To support; to maintain; to be responsible for.

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Nurtureverb

To nourish or nurse.

Nourishverb

(transitive) To encourage; to foster; to stimulate

Nurtureverb

To encourage, especially the growth or development of something.

Nourishverb

(transitive)To cherish; to comfort.

Nurturenoun

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

Nourishverb

To educate or bring up; to nurture; to promote emotional, spiritual or other non-physical growth.

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Nurturenoun

raising someone to be an accepted member of the community;

they debated whether nature or nurture was more important

Nourishverb

(intransitive) To promote growth; to furnish nutriment.

This type of nourishes very well.

Nurtureverb

help develop, help grow;

nurture his talents

Nourishverb

To gain nourishment.

Nurtureverb

bring up;

raise a familybring up children

Nourishverb

provide with nourishment;

We sustained ourselves on bread and waterThis kind of food is not nourishing for young children

Nurtureverb

provide with nourishment;

We sustained ourselves on bread and waterThis kind of food is not nourishing for young children

Nourishverb

give nourishment to