nurture

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• /ˈnɜːɹ.t͡ʃəɹ/
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From Middle English norture, noriture, from Old French norriture, norreture, from Late Latin nutritura (“nourishment”), from Latin nutrire (“to nourish”).

71 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: отгле́ждане (otgléždane) — act of nourishing or nursing; tender care; education; training
• Czech: výchova — act of nourishing or nursing; tender care; education; training
• Finnish: hoito — act of nourishing or nursing; tender care; education; training
• Finnish: kasvatus — act of nourishing or nursing; tender care; education; training
• French: élever — act of nourishing or nursing; tender care; education; training
• French: éduquer — act of nourishing or nursing; tender care; education; training
• Galician: coidado — act of nourishing or nursing; tender care; education; training
• German: Umsorgen — act of nourishing or nursing; tender care; education; training
• German: Umhegen — act of nourishing or nursing; tender care; education; training
• German: Päppeln — act of nourishing or nursing; tender care; education; training
• Greek: γαλούχηση (galoúchisi) — act of nourishing or nursing; tender care; education; training
• Greek: ανατροφή (anatrofí) — act of nourishing or nursing; tender care; education; training
• Ancient Greek: τροφή (trophḗ) — act of nourishing or nursing; tender care; education; training
• Irish: oiliúint — act of nourishing or nursing; tender care; education; training
• Italian: cura — act of nourishing or nursing; tender care; education; training
• Italian: educazione — act of nourishing or nursing; tender care; education; training
• Italian: addestramento — act of nourishing or nursing; tender care; education; training
• Japanese: 育成 (ikusei) — act of nourishing or nursing; tender care; education; training
• Romanian: educare — act of nourishing or nursing; tender care; education; training
• Romanian: creștere — act of nourishing or nursing; tender care; education; training
• Romanian: cultivare — act of nourishing or nursing; tender care; education; training
• Serbo-Croatian: briga — act of nourishing or nursing; tender care; education; training
• Spanish: crianza — act of nourishing or nursing; tender care; education; training
• Spanish: criación — act of nourishing or nursing; tender care; education; training
• Ottoman Turkish: تربیه (terbiye) — act of nourishing or nursing; tender care; education; training
• Welsh: magu — act of nourishing or nursing; tender care; education; training
• Arabic: تنشئَة — that which nourishes; food; diet
• Arabic: تَرْبِيَة (tarbiya) — that which nourishes; food; diet
• Bulgarian: храна (hrana) — that which nourishes; food; diet
• Bulgarian: хранене (hranene) — that which nourishes; food; diet
• Czech: výživa — that which nourishes; food; diet
• Finnish: ravinto — that which nourishes; food; diet
• Galician: alimento — that which nourishes; food; diet
• Greek: τροφή (trofí) — that which nourishes; food; diet
• Greek: διατροφή (diatrofí) — that which nourishes; food; diet
• Italian: alimento — that which nourishes; food; diet
• Spanish: alimento — that which nourishes; food; diet
• German: Erziehung — environmental influences that contribute to the development of an individual
• German: Pflege — environmental influences that contribute to the development of an individual
• German: Umwelteinflüsse — environmental influences that contribute to the development of an individual
• Italian: cultura — environmental influences that contribute to the development of an individual
• Portuguese: criação — environmental influences that contribute to the development of an individual
• Bulgarian: храня (hranja) — to nourish or nurse
• Bulgarian: отхранвам (othranvam) — to nourish or nurse
• Chinese Mandarin: 养育 (yǎngyù) — to nourish or nurse
• Finnish: hoitaa — to nourish or nurse
• Finnish: kasvattaa — to nourish or nurse
• French: nourrir — to nourish or nurse
• Galician: criar — to nourish or nurse
• German: umsorgen — to nourish or nurse
• German: hegen und pflegen — to nourish or nurse
• Greek: τρέφω (tréfo) — to nourish or nurse
• Greek: διατρέφω (diatréfo) — to nourish or nurse
• Italian: nutrire — to nourish or nurse
• Italian: curare — to nourish or nurse
• Japanese: 育成する (ikusei-suru) — to nourish or nurse
• Ligurian: dâ da mangiâ — to nourish or nurse
• Māori: taute — to nourish or nurse
• Māori: whāngai — to nourish or nurse
• Māori: ahu — to nourish or nurse
• Māori: poipoi — to nourish or nurse
• Spanish: criar — to nourish or nurse
• Spanish: nutrir — to nourish or nurse
• Vietnamese: nuôi dưỡng — to nourish or nurse
• French: favoriser — figuratively, to encourage
• French: alimenter — figuratively, to encourage
• German: fördern — figuratively, to encourage
• German: voranbringen — figuratively, to encourage
• Italian: incoraggiare — figuratively, to encourage
• Italian: favorire — figuratively, to encourage
• Italian: alimentare — figuratively, to encourage