Entry Word: nurture

Function: verb

Meaning: 1 to help the growth or development of <wanted to find the art school that would best nurture his artistic talent> — see foster 1
2 to provide (someone) with moral or spiritual understanding <she feels that her lifelong practice of reading the Bible daily has nurtured her in ways she cannot describe> — see enlighten 2
3 to supply with nourishment <nurtured her children with home-cooked soup> — see sustain 1