nurture – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
nurture
v.
care for the well-being of; foster; provide nourishment; raise, teach; create an atmosphere conducive to development
n.
nourishment, sustenance; care for the well being of, fostering, cultivation
Nature versus nurture
The phrase
nature and nurture relates to the relative importance of an individual's innate qualities ("nature" in the sense of
nativism or
innatism) as compared to an individual's personal experiences ("nurture" in the sense of
empiricism or
behaviorism) in
causing individual differences, especially in
behavioral traits. The alliterative expression "nature and nurture" in English has been in use since at least the Elizabethan period and goes back to medieval French. The combination of the two concepts as complementary is ancient (
Greek: ).
nurture
Noun
1. the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child
(synonym) raising, rearing
(hypernym) upbringing
(derivation) rear, raise, bring up, parent
2. raising someone to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important"
(synonym) breeding, bringing up, fostering, fosterage, raising, rearing, upbringing
(hypernym) socialization, socialisation, acculturation, enculturation
(derivation) rear, raise, bring up, parent
Verb
1. help develop, help grow; "nurture his talents"
(synonym) foster
(hypernym) encourage
(hyponym) patronize, patronise, patronage, support, keep going
(derivation) breeding, bringing up, fostering, fosterage, raising, rearing, upbringing
2. bring up; "raise a family"; "bring up children"
(synonym) rear, raise, bring up, parent
(hyponym) fledge
(cause) grow up
(derivation) breeding, bringing up, fostering, fosterage, raising, rearing, upbringing
3. provide with nourishment; "We sustained ourselves on bread and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children"
(synonym) nourish, sustain
(hypernym) provide, supply, ply, cater
(hyponym) carry
(derivation) nurturance
nurture
v.
pečovat o koho/co; vychovávat; podporovat
n.
péče o koho/co; výchova
nurture
Czas.
wychowywać; pielęgnować; żywić
Rzecz.
wychowanie; pielęgnowanie
