Nouns

(n)raising, rearing, nurturethe properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child
(n)breeding, bringing up, fostering, fosterage, nurture, raising, rearing, upbringinghelping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community“they debated whether nature or nurture was more important”

Verbs

(v)foster, nurturehelp develop, help grow“nurture his talents”
(v)rear, raise, bring up, nurture, parentlook after a child until it is an adult“raise a family”, “bring up children”
(v)nourish, nurture, sustainprovide with nourishment“We sustained ourselves on bread and water”, “This kind of food is not nourishing for young children”