Noms de famille. 2013.
Nurture — 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; tender care; education; training. [1913 Webster] A man neither by nature nor… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nurture — I. noun Etymology: Middle English norture, nurture, from Anglo French nureture, from Late Latin nutritura act of nursing, from Latin nutritus, past participle of nutrire to suckle, nourish more at nourish Date: 14th century 1. training,… … New Collegiate Dictionary
nurture — nurturable, adj. nurtureless, adj. nurturer, n. /nerr cheuhr/, v., nurtured, nurturing, n. v.t. 1. to feed and protect: to nurture one s offspring. 2. to support and encourage, as during the period of training or development; foster: to nurture… … Universalium
nursery — (n.) c.1400, breeding, nursing, from O.Fr. norture, norreture food, nourishment; education, training, from L.L. nutritia a nursing, suckling, from L. nutrire to nourish, suckle (see NOURISH (Cf. nourish)). Meaning place or room for infants and… … Etymology dictionary
nurture — {{11}}nurture (n.) c.1300, breeding, upbringing, from O.Fr. norture, nourreture food, nourishment; education, training, from L.L. nutritia (see NURSERY (Cf. nursery)). {{12}}nurture (v.) to feed or nourish, early 15c., from NURTURE (Cf. nurture)… … Etymology dictionary
nurture — nur•ture [[t]ˈnɜr tʃər[/t]] v. tured, tur•ing, n. 1) to feed and protect or support and encourage 2) to bring up; train; educate 3) upbringing; training; education 4) development: the nurture of young artists[/ex] 5) something that nourishes;… … From formal English to slang
