- providing food, protection, comfort, or support:Creating safe, nurturing places where all children can grow and develop their unique gifts is a responsibility of all adult members of a society.
- the act of providing food, protection, support, or encouragement:There's no substitute for what nurturing can do for a child.
- the act or process of educating or training:We hope to build an ecosystem in this county that encourages incubation, innovation, and nurturing of entrepreneurs.