(psychology) The provision of physical and emotional care.

plural of nurturance

The act of nourishing or nursing; tender care / That which nourishes; food; diet. / The environmental influences that contribute to the development of an individual (as opposed to "nature").

To nourish or nurse. / (figuratively, by extension) To encourage, especially the growth or development of something.

plural of nurture

present participle of nurture

A person who nurtures someone or something.

plural of nurturer

simple past tense and past participle of nurture

(psychology) That provides nourishment; nurturing.