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nurtured

/ˈnɜːrtʃərd/ /ˈnɜːrtʃərd/

Meanings
verb
To nourish or nurse.

Examples :

"The mother bird carefully nurtured her chicks, feeding them worms and keeping them warm. "
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Related Words

Illustration students

students noun

/ˈstjuːdn̩ts/ /ˈstudn̩ts/

A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.

"He is a student of life."

Illustration something

something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

An object whose nature is yet to be defined.

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

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creativity noun

/kɹieɪˈtɪvɪti/ /-ɾi/

The ability to use imagination to produce a novel idea or product that is useful to society.

"His creativity is unsurpassed by his fellow students in the art class."

Illustration development

development noun

/dɪˈvɛləpmənt/

The process of developing; growth, directed change.

"The development of this story has been slow."

Illustration encourage

encourage verb

/ɪnˈkʌɹɪdʒ/ /ɪnˈkɝɹɪdʒ/

To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit.

"I encouraged him during his race."

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encouraging verb

/ɪnˈkʌɹɪd͡ʒɪŋ/ /ɪnˈkɝɹɪd͡ʒɪŋ/

To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit.

"I encouraged him during his race."

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keeping verb

/ˈkiːpɪŋ/

To continue in (a course or mode of action); not to intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain.

"My grandmother is keeping a strict diet to maintain her health. "

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especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

(manner) In a special manner; specially.

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

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nourish noun

/ˈnʌɹ.ɪʃ/ /ˈnɝ.ɪʃ/

A nurse.

"The nurse worked hard to nourish her patients back to health. "

Illustration carefully

carefully adverb

/ˈkɛːfli/ /ˈkɛɹfli/

Sorrowfully.

"He listened carefully to his mother's concerns, feeling sorrowful about her disappointment. "

Illustration extension

extension noun

/ɪkˈstɛnʃən/

The act of extending; a stretching out; enlargement in length or breadth; an increase

"The library offered an extension on the due date for the overdue books. "

Illustration feeding

feeding verb

/ˈfiːdɪŋ/

(ditransitive) To give (someone or something) food to eat.

"Feed the dog every evening."