ˈnʌɹ.ɪʃ ˈnɜːɹ.tʃəɹ ˈnɜːɹ.tʃəɹ ˈpɛəɹənt ˈpɛəɹənt ˈɹeɪzɪŋ səˈsteɪn help develop, help grow nurture his talents helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community they debated whether nature or nurture was more important provide with nourishment We sustained ourselves on bread and water This kind of food is not nourishing for young children look after a child until it is an adult raise a family bring up children the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child