2. To educate; to bring or train up.
He was nurtured where he had been born. --Sir H.
Wotton.
Syn: To nourish; nurse; cherish; bring up; educate; tend.
Usage: To {Nurture}, {Nourish}, {Cherish}. Nourish denotes to
supply with food, or cause to grow; as, to nourish a
plant, to nourish rebellion. To nurture is to train up
with a fostering care, like that of a mother; as, to
nurture into strength; to nurture in sound principles.
To cherish is to hold and treat as dear; as, to
cherish hopes or affections.