nurturance

English

Etymology

From nurture +‎ -ance.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈnəːtʃəɹəns/

Noun

nurturance (countable and uncountable, plural nurturances)

1. (psychology) The provision of physical and emotional care. [from 20th c.]
   • 1990, Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae:

     Rousseauist responsiveness and nurturance automatically flip over into their opposites.

Translations

provision of care

• German: mütterliche Umsorgung f, liebevolles Kümmern n, Hegung f, ^{(please verify)} Pflege (de) f, ^{(please verify)} Hegen n
• Spanish: crianza (es) f, criación (es) f