norture

== Middle English == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Old French norriture, from Late Latin nūtrītūra. ==== Alternative forms ==== noriture, nurtur, nortoure, nortowre, nurture, norter, nurtoure ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈnur(i)ˌtiu̯r(ə)/, /ˈnurtur(ə)/, /ˈnurtər(ə)/ ==== Noun ==== norture (uncountable) Sustenance, comestibles, diet. The bringing up of a child; nurture or raising. Formal training of the young; educating. Courteousness, etiquette, customs, politeness. ===== Related terms ===== norturen norturely ===== Descendants ===== English: nurture Scots: norter, nortar ===== References ===== “nortūre, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 15 July 2018. === Etymology 2 === From norture (noun). ==== Verb ==== norture alternative form of norturen