nurtured
Fostered with care
Nurtured is the past tense of nurture, meaning to care for and encourage growth or development.
Parents nurture children; gardeners nurture plants; mentors nurture talent.
The word implies sustained, attentive care over time: She nurtured her startup through its difficult first years.
Something nurtured has been tended with patience and devotion.
Concern for others' distress
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
- affectionWarm emotional attachment
- loveIntense fond attachment
- kindnessConsiderate, caring disposition
gentleness · warmth · empathy · attentive · protective · motherly · fatherly · bonding
Led with assistance
- coachedGuided toward improvement
- trainedTaught a skill
- tutoredGave private instruction
- mentoredGuided someone less experienced
educated · protege · apprentice · tutelage · patronage · groomed · shaped · molded
Given food for health
- fedGave nourishment to
- sustainedKept up continuously
- nourishmentFood that sustains life
- sustenanceMeans of living
provided · supported · strengthened · fortified · replenished · wholesome · hearty · nutritive
Improved through nurture
tended · seedling · sapling · germination · rooting · budding · blossoming · flourishing
compassion
Concern for others' distress
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
- affectionWarm emotional attachment
- loveIntense fond attachment
kindness · gentleness · warmth · empathy · attentive · protective · motherly · fatherly · bonding · comfort
guided
Led with assistance
mentored · educated · protege · apprentice · tutelage · patronage · groomed · shaped · molded · refined
nourished
Given food for health
- fedGave nourishment to
- sustainedKept up continuously
- nourishmentFood that sustains life
sustenance · provided · supported · strengthened · fortified · replenished · wholesome · hearty · nutritive
cultivated
Improved through nurture
reared · tended · seedling · sapling · germination · rooting · budding · blossoming · flourishing · thriving
nurturedneglected
Not given proper attention
ignored · abandoned · unnurtured · forsaken · overlooked
nurturedabused
Treated harmfully or wrongly
mistreated · harmed · maltreated · brutalized · damaged
- nature versus nurtureDebate over innate versus acquired traits
- nature vs nurtureWhat shapes us more
- nature and nurtureInnate traits and environmental influences
- nurturing environmentSetting promoting healthy development
- nurturing roleSupportive, growth-fostering responsibility
- nurturing instinctInnate urge to protect
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