All 6 Uses
nurture
in
Marley & Me
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- Not that she was trying to; if anything, she nurtured the poor thing to death.†
p. 2.7 *nurtured = helped to develop or grow
- Neither of us had ever really nurtured a thing hi our lives.†
p. 4.2
- As the days unfolded I saw in my young wife a calm, gentle, nurturing side I had not known existed.†
p. 24.1nurturing = helping to develop or grow
- Through his very helpless ness, he was showing Jenny she could handle this maternal nurturing thing.†
p. 28.1
- Jenny's transformation from coldhearted plant killer to nurturing dog mom continued to amaze me.†
p. 28.2
- In fact, she nurtured both of them with almost obsessive care and patience.†
p. 137.1nurtured = helped to develop or grow
Definitions:
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(1)
(nurture) help develop or growA 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. - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)