nurture, v.
(nurtured, nurtures, nurturing)
freq. cnt. 1
(nurtured, nurtures, nurturing)
freq. cnt. 1
help develop, help grow
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
foster nurture
sample sentences
"nurture his talents"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
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hypernym
hyponym
provide with nourishment
<verb.consumption> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2
nourish nurture sustain
sample sentences
"We sustained ourselves on bread and water""This kind of food is not nourishing for young children"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomething ----s somebody
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomething ----s somebody
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomething ----s somebody
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
look after a child until it is an adult
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
bring up nurture parent raise rear
sample sentences
"raise a family""bring up children"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodyverb frames
Somebody ----s somebodyverb frames
Somebody ----s somebodyverb frames
Somebody ----s somebodyverb frames
Somebody ----s somebody
lexical pointers
derivationally related form