nurture
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Definitions
                    Noun
                    
                the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child
                
                    Noun
                    
                helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important"
                
                    Verb
                    
                help develop, help grow; "nurture his talents"
                
                    Verb
                    
                bring up; "raise a family"; "bring up children"
                
                    Verb
                    
            provide with nourishment; "We sustained ourselves on bread and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children"
                Synonyms
                    breeding
                    bring up
                    bringing up
                    foster
                    fosterage
                    fostering
                    nourish
                    parent
                    raise
                    raising
                    rear
                    rearing
                    sustain
                    upbringing
            
            More General Terms
                    acculturation
                    cater
                    encourage
                    enculturation
                    ply
                    provide
                    socialisation
                    socialization
                    supply
                    upbringing