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      nurturing
      noun
      helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
      the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child
      verb
      provide with nourishment
      look after a child until it is an adult
      help develop, help grow
      Roots
      nutrionurt- · Latin · nourish
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