All 4 Uses of
nurture
in
The Women of Brewster Place
- But just then the baby moved, and she put her hands on her stomach and knew that she was nurturing within her what had gone before and would come after.†
p. 25..2
- And she had watched and coaxed and nurtured the greenery about her.†
p. 43..2 *
- It was becoming a drain to be continually called upon for this nurturing and support that she just didn't understand.†
p. 135..9
- The screams tried to break through her corneas out into the air, but the tough rubbery flesh sent them vibrating back into her brain, first shaking lifeless the cells that nurtured her memory.†
p. 170..9
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.