Showing results for "nurturing"

• present participle of nurture.

nurturing

American  

[nur-cher-ing] / ˈnɜr tʃər ɪŋ /

adjective

1. providing food, protection, comfort, or support.

   Creating safe, nurturing places where all children can grow and develop their unique gifts is a responsibility of all adult members of a society.

---

noun

1. the act of providing food, protection, support, or encouragement.

   There's no substitute for what nurturing can do for a child.

2. the act or process of educating or training.

   We hope to build an ecosystem in this county that encourages incubation, innovation, and nurturing of entrepreneurs.

Etymology

Origin of nurturing

First recorded in 1425–75; nurtur(e) ( def. ) + -ing ² ( def. ) for the adjective sense; nurtur(e) ( def. ) + -ing ¹ ( def. ) for the noun senses

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

nurturing

“But the smell and warmth is very nurturing and comforting.”

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

"She was begging for help," Clancy's former mother-in-law, Susan Clancy, said of a woman she described as a "very nurturing, very loving" mother.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

Complicating matters, he has never been particularly generous or nurturing, and he has no spouse, children or other immediate next of kin.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026

They came to us fragile and old, and our nurturing turned back their biological clocks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

Without her young to inspire her, it would not take many days for the nurturing instinct to die.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

Related Words

• sustenance