nurture
/ˈnɜːɹ.t͡ʃəɹ/noun
Middle School
1
The act of nourishing or nursing; tender care
2
That which nourishes; food; diet.
3
The environmental influences that contribute to a person’s development (as opposed to "nature").
4
The act or process of encouraging the growth or development of something.
Thesaurus
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing