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Nouns
1. (n.) nurture, raising, rearing;
  - the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child;

2. (n.) breeding, bringing up, fosterage, fostering, nurture, raising, rearing, upbringing;
  - helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community;
  - “they debated whether nature or nurture was more important”;

Verbs
1. (verb) foster, nurture;
  - help develop, help grow;
  - “nurture his talents”;

2. (verb) bring up, nurture, parent, raise, rear;
  - bring up;
  - “raise a family”; “bring up children”;

3. (verb) nourish, nurture, sustain;
  - provide with nourishment;
  - “We sustained ourselves on bread and water”; “This kind of food is not nourishing for young children”;

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