名詞 nurture:

1. the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child
   同義詞：raising, rearing
2. helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
   同義詞：breeding, bringing up, fostering, fosterage, raising, rearing, upbringing

動詞 nurture:

1. help develop, help grow
   同義詞：foster
2. bring up
   同義詞：rear, raise, bring up, parent
3. provide with nourishment
   同義詞：nourish, sustain

1. The child got his nurture from his loving parents.
   這個孩子的教育來自他慈愛的雙親。
2. Most vegetables we buy in winter are nurtured in the greenhouse.
   我們冬天買的大多數(shù)蔬菜都是在溫室里培育的。
3. He wants to take the nurture of that delicate child.
   他想去照料那個纖弱的孩子。

nur.ture

n.（名詞）
Something that nourishes; sustenance.
營養(yǎng)物；食物
The act of bringing up.
養(yǎng)育，培養(yǎng)
Biology The sum of environmental influences and conditions acting on an organism.
【生物學(xué)】 環(huán)境因素：作用于生物的環(huán)境影響和條件的總稱
v.tr.（及物動詞）
nur.tured,nur.tur.ing,nur.tures
To nourish; feed.
給…營養(yǎng)物；喂養(yǎng)
To educate; train.
培育，教育；訓(xùn)練
To help grow or develop; cultivate:
培養(yǎng)：促進成長或發(fā)育；培養(yǎng)：
例句：
nurture a student`s talent.
培養(yǎng)學(xué)生的才能

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Old French
源自 古法語
from Late Latin nôtrotôra [act of suckling]
源自 后期拉丁語 nôtrotôra [喂奶的動作]
from Latin nôtrotus [past participle of] nôtrore [to suckle] * see (s)n3u-
源自 拉丁語 nôtrotus [] nôtrore的過去分詞 [喂奶] *參見 (s)n3u-

【引伸】
nur.turer
n.（名詞）
<參考詞匯><同義詞>nurture,cultivate,foster,nurseThe central meaning shared by these verbs is .to promote and sustain the growth and development of.:
這些動詞共有的中心含義是.促使…的生長和發(fā)展.：
例句：
nurturing hopes;
滋生希望；

例句：
cultivating tolerance;
培養(yǎng)耐性；

例句：
foster friendly relations;
促進友善的關(guān)系；

例句：
nursed the fledgling business through an economic downturn.
經(jīng)濟衰退中精心料理剛起步的生意