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nurture vs enculturation

enculturation vs nurture

nurture and enculturation both are nouns.

nurture is a verb but enculturation is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
nurture Yes No Yes No
enculturation Yes No No No
As nouns, enculturation is a hypernym of nurture; that is, enculturation is a word with a broader meaning than nurture:
  • nurture: helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
  • enculturation: the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture
Other hypernyms of nurture include acculturation, socialisation, socialization.
nurture (noun) enculturation (noun)
helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture
the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child
nurture (verb) enculturation (verb)
help develop, help grow
provide with nourishment
look after a child until it is an adult
Difference between nurture and enculturation

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