nurture

About 2.37 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The act of nourishing or nursing; tender care
2. noun That which nourishes; food; diet.
3. noun The environmental influences that contribute to a person’s development (as opposed to "nature").
4. noun The act or process of encouraging the growth or development of something.
5. verb To nourish or nurse.
6. verb To encourage, especially the growth or development of something.

Similar words

breeding rear nourish rearing upbringing fostering foster fosterage raising parent

Often followed by

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Word family

nurtured nurturer nurturers nurtures nurturing