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Nurture-
[nur-cher]

1. to feed and protect
2. to support and encourage, as during the period of training or development ; foster
3. to bring up; train; educate

origin:
1300-50;(noun) Middle English norture nourriture nutritura a nourishing, equivalent to Latin nutrit (us) (past participle of nutrire to feed, nourish)