nurture vs breeding

breeding vs nurture

nurture and breeding both are nouns.

nurture is not an adjective while breeding is an adjective.

nurture is a verb but breeding is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
nurture	Yes	No	Yes	No
breeding	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, nurture and breeding are synonyms defined as:

nurture and breeding: helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community

Other synonyms of nurture include bringing up, fosterage, fostering, raising, rearing, upbringing.

nurture (noun)	breeding (noun)
helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community	the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child	helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
	the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization
	the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)
	elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression

nurture (adjective)	breeding (adjective)
	producing offspring or set aside especially for producing offspring

nurture (verb)	breeding (verb)
help develop, help grow
provide with nourishment
look after a child until it is an adult

Difference between nurture and breeding

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