Definition of Nurturance

1. Noun. Physical and emotional care and nourishment.

Generic synonyms: Aid, Attention, Care, Tending
Derivative terms: Nurture

Definition of Nurturance

1. Noun. The provision of physical and emotional care ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Nurturance

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nurturance

nursing school
nursing services
nursing staff
nursing theory
nursings
nursle
nursled
nursles
nursling
nurslings
nurstle
nurstled
nurstling
nursy
nurtural
nurturance (current term)
nurturances
nurturant
nurture
nurtured
nurturer
nurturers
nurtures
nurturing
nus
nustle
nustled
nustles
nustling

Literary usage of Nurturance

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Child Abuse: Guide to Investigating Child Abuse edited by Shay Bilchik (1997)
"nurturance helps the child to develop gross motor, fine motor, language, ... nurturance also includes the setting of attainable, age-appropriate goals for ..."

2. Theoretical Perspectives on Gender and Development by Jane L. Parpart, Patricia Connelly, Eudine Barriteau (2000)
"As a general rule, men's position in patriarchy and capitalism prevents them from recognizing both human needs for nurturance, sharing, and growth, ..."

3. Spirals of Suffering: Public Violence and Children by Brian Rock (1997)
"In the case of young people in KwaZulu-Natal, not only has there been, in many cases, an inadequate provision of empathic emotional nurturance in the home ..."

4. Problem-oriented Drug Enforcement: A Community-Based Approach for Effective by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"nurturance. Successful agencies were willing to nurture the initial efforts of ... nurturance. • Participation. • Commitment. Some of these organizational ..."

5. Battered Child Syndrome: Investigating Physical Abuse and Homicide. by United States (2002)
"Failure To Provide nurturance nurturance neglect is the failure to provide attentive, ... Examples of the results of nurturance neglect are: # Extreme ..."

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