nurturance

English

Etymology

From nurture +‎ -ance.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈnəːtʃəɹəns/

Noun

nurturance (countable and uncountable, plural nurturances)

(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

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