Nur"ture (?), n. [OE. norture,
noriture, OF. norriture, norreture, F.
nourriture, fr. L. nutritura a nursing, suckling. See
Nourish.] 1. The act of nourishing or
nursing; thender care; education; training.
A man neither by nature nor by nurture
wise.
Milton.
2. That which nourishes; food; diet.
Spenser.
Nur"ture (?), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Nurtured (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Nurturing.] 1. To feed; to
nourish.
2. To educate; to bring or train
up.
He was nurtured where he had been
born.
Sir H. Wotton.
Syn. -- To nourish; nurse; cherish; bring up; educate;
tend. -- To Nurture, Nourish, Cherish.
Nourish denotes to supply with food, or cause to grow; as, to
nourish a plant, to nourish rebellion. To
nurture is to train up with a fostering care, like that of a
mother; as, to nurture into strength; to nurture in
sound principles. To cherish is to hold and treat as dear; as,
to cherish hopes or affections.
