Mentor vs Nurture - What's the difference?
mentor | nurture |
English eponyms
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The act of nourishing or nursing; tender care; education; training.
That which nourishes; food; diet.
The environmental influences that contribute to the development of an individual; see also nature.
* Milton
To nourish or nurse.
(figuratively, by extension) To encourage, especially the growth or development of something.
* 2009 , UNESCO, The United Nations World Water Development Report – N° 3 - 2009 – Freshwater and International Law (the Interplay between Universal, Regional and Basin Perspectives) , page 10, ISBN 9231041363
As a proper noun mentor
is (greek mythology) odysseus's trusted counselor he was assigned the responsibility to raise odysseus's son telemachus, while odysseus was away fighting in troy.As a noun nurture is
the act of nourishing or nursing; tender care; education; training.As a verb nurture is
to nourish or nurse.mentor
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See also
* coach * nestor * sponsor *Article on the etymology and history of the word “mentor” on languagehat.com
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nurture
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(Webster 1913)Noun
(en noun)- (Spenser)
- A man neither by nature nor by nurture wise.
Verb
(nurtur)- The relationships between universal norms and specific norms nurture the development of international law.