nurture

to care for and feed a young animal or plant until it is old enough to live on its own

criar, criar animales/plantas

• nurture something

Collocations nurture a plant · nurture an animal

• She nurtured the seedling until it was strong enough to survive.

  Ella crió la plántula hasta que fue lo suficientemente fuerte para sobrevivir.

to support and encourage the development of something or someone, especially in a way that helps them to grow and become successful

alimentar, fomentar, apoyar el desarrollo de algo/alguien

• nurture something/somebody

Collocations nurture a talent · nurture an idea

• The school nurtures the talents of its students.

  La escuela alimenta las habilidades de sus estudiantes.

to feed and care for a baby or young child until it is old enough to look after itself

criar, criar niños

• nurture a baby/child

Collocations nurture an infant · nurture a toddler

• She nurtured her child until it could walk and talk.

  Ella crió a su hijo hasta que pudo caminar y hablar.

to develop or encourage the growth of an idea, plan, etc.

desarrollar, fomentar una idea/planeación

• nurture an idea

Collocations nurture a concept · nurture a vision

• The company nurtures new ideas and encourages innovation.

  La empresa fomenta nuevas ideas y promueve la innovación.