nurture vs ply

nurture and ply both are nouns.

nurture and ply both are verbs.

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

As verbs, ply is a hypernym of nurture; that is, ply is a word with a broader meaning than nurture:

nurture: provide with nourishment
ply: give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance

Other hypernyms of nurture include cater, provide, supply.

nurture (noun)	ply (noun)
helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community	(usually in combinations) one of several layers of cloth or paper or wood as in plywood
the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child	one of the strands twisted together to make yarn or rope or thread; often used in combination

nurture (verb)	ply (verb)
help develop, help grow	give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
provide with nourishment	use diligently
look after a child until it is an adult	wield vigorously
	join together as by twisting, weaving, or molding
	travel a route regularly
	apply oneself diligently

Difference between nurture and ply

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