1. verb raise, care for2. verb nourish3. verb foster, encourage4. noun process of nurturing sth/sb5. noun upbringing, education etc1 verb raise, care for TRANSITIVEtóg verb c m uoil verb c m uto nurture a childpáiste a thógáil, páiste a oiliúint2 verb nourish TRANSITIVEcothaigh verb c m ubeathaigh verb c m u3 verb foster, encourage TRANSITIVEcothaigh verb c m uthe coaches nurtured their skillschothaigh na cóitseálaithe a gcuid scileannathis course nurtures creativitycothaíonn an cúrsa seo an chruthaitheachtthey nurture their ideas into productsforbraíonn siad a smaointe go ndéantar táirgí astu4 noun process of nurturing sth/sbcothú masc c m uthe nurture of skills and abilitiescothú scileanna agus cumas5 noun upbringing, education etcoiliúint fem3 c m uthe nature versus nurture debatean díospóireacht faoi dhúchas agus oiliúint