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Sunsail Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

Nurture vs nourish

Hello,

what is the difference between these?

nurture your body and mind
nourish your skin and mind

Thanks
  

Top answer

Nuture means to take care of. You can nuture a child by feeding it, changing its diaper, things like that. But I think in this case it's more of an abstract thing.

— Ahelaumakani

  • Nuture means to take care of.
  • You can nuture a child by feeding it, changing its diaper, things like that.
  • But I think in this case it's more of an abstract thing.
  • Like, making sure you don't get worn out physically and mentally.
  • So someone could nuture their body and mind by doing yoga, meditating, talking relaxing walks, etc.
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Nuture means to take care of. You can nuture a child by feeding it, changing its diaper, things like that. But I think in this case it's more of an abstract thing. Like, making sure you don't get worn out physically and mentally. So someone could nuture their body and mind by doing yoga, meditating, talking relaxing walks, etc.

Nourish means to feed. Like, provide vitamins and nutri
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