nurture

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

(v) help develop, help grow
- nurture his talents
foster,
(v) bring up
- raise a family
- bring up children
parent, bring up, rear, raise,
(v) provide with nourishment
- We sustained ourselves on bread and water
- This kind of food is not nourishing for young children
nourish, sustain,

rearing raising foster parent bring up rear raise bringing up fosterage fostering upbringing breeding nourish sustain