Antonyms for nurture

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : nur-cher

Phonetic Transcription : ˈnɜr tʃər

Definition of nurture

Origin : c.1300, "breeding, upbringing," from Old French norture, nourreture "food, nourishment; education, training," from Late Latin nutritia (see nursery).

noun development, nourishment
verb feed, care for

Example sentences :

For government is the nurture of man, and the government of good men is good, and of bad men bad.
Extract from : « Menexenus » by Plato

But to return:—After marriage let us speak of the birth of children, and after their birth of their nurture and education.
Extract from : « Laws » by Plato

But you can't expect anything of them; they've had no nurture.'
Extract from : « Brother Copas » by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch

A mother's tears, Gabriella, nurture great aspirations in a child.
Extract from : « Ernest Linwood » by Caroline Lee Hentz

Every soul may plant and nurture it in its own garden, in its own Eden.
Extract from : « Aims and Aids for Girls and Young Women » by George Sumner Weaver

And we are to nurture our bodies as the present instrument of mental action.
Extract from : « Aims and Aids for Girls and Young Women » by George Sumner Weaver

What are breeding and nurture, and how do they differ from each other?
Extract from : « English Synonyms and Antonyms » by James Champlin Fernald

What does nurture signify, and how does it compare with educate?
Extract from : « English Synonyms and Antonyms » by James Champlin Fernald

Thus "nurture" becomes not less, but more, important in our eyes.
Extract from : « Introduction to the Science of Sociology » by Robert E. Park

What do you understand by the difference between nature and nurture?
Extract from : « Introduction to the Science of Sociology » by Robert E. Park

Synonyms for nurture

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