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Nurtured vs Fostered - What's the difference?

nurtured | fostered |

As verbs the difference between nurtured and fostered

is that nurtured is past tense of nurture while fostered is past tense of foster.

nurtured

English

Verb

(head)
  • (nurture)

  • nurture

    English

    (Webster 1913)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of nourishing or nursing; tender care; education; training.
  • That which nourishes; food; diet.
  • (Spenser)
  • The environmental influences that contribute to the development of an individual; see also nature.
  • * Milton
  • A man neither by nature nor by nurture wise.

    Verb

    (nurtur)
  • 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
  • The relationships between universal norms and specific norms nurture the development of international law.

    fostered

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (foster)
  • Anagrams

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    foster

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Providing parental care to unrelated children.
  • Receiving such care
  • Related by such care
  • Noun

  • (countable, obsolete) A forester
  • (uncountable) The care given to another; guardianship
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child.
  • To cultivate and grow something.
  • Our company fosters an appreciation for the arts.
  • To nurse or cherish something.
  • (obsolete) To be nurtured or trained up together.
  • (Spenser)

    Antonyms

    * (cultivate and grow) hinder

    Derived terms

    * fosterable * fosterage * foster-child, foster child * fosterer * foster home * fosterhood * fostering * fosterment * foster parent

    Anagrams

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