All 3 Uses of
nurture
in
Hard Times
- What was there in her soul for James Harthouse to destroy, which Thomas Gradgrind had nurtured there in its state of innocence!†
Chpt 2.7 *
- What you have never nurtured in me, you have never nurtured in yourself; but O! if you had only done so long ago, or if you had only neglected me, what a much better and much happier creature I should have been this day!'†
Chpt 2.12
- What you have never nurtured in me, you have never nurtured in yourself; but O! if you had only done so long ago, or if you had only neglected me, what a much better and much happier creature I should have been this day!'†
Chpt 2.12
Definition:
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(nurture) help develop or groweditor's notes: A particular sense of nurture is often contrasted with a particular sense of nature.
In the comparison, nurture refers to external influences on a person's development such as being loved, cared for, and taught. Nature in contrast refers to the inherent genetic influences on a person's development.
Studies of identical twins who grew up in different homes are used to better understand the influences of each.