nurturance

American  

[nur-cher-uhns] / ˈnɜr tʃər əns /

noun

1. warm and affectionate physical and emotional support and care.

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Other Word Forms

• nonnurturant adjective
• nurturant adjective

Etymology

Origin of nurturance

First recorded in 1935–40; nurture + -ance

Example Sentences

The idea is to create space for sarcasm and lighthearted teasing, to allow boys to display aggression nurturance without penalizing them.

From Washington Post • Mar. 9, 2023

A bucket brigade of nurturance spanning the heartland — Wisconsin to Ohio to his home in Kentucky.

From Salon • May 9, 2020

“A Seat at the Table” is also about nurturance: “Be leery ’bout your place in the world / You’re feeling like you’re chasing the world,” she says in the track “Weary.”

From New York Times • Oct. 15, 2018

I looked for words resonating with what the Samoans call a child’s aiga—family in the broad sense of all of those supporting a child’s nurturance and well-being.

From Slate • Dec. 14, 2014

After a few days at Hearth- side, I feel the service ethic kick in like a shot of oxytocin, the nurturance hormone.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich