nurture vs serve

serve vs nurture

nurture and serve both are nouns.

nurture and serve both are verbs.

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

As verbs, serve is a hyponym of nurture; that is, serve is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than nurture:

nurture: help develop, help grow
serve: promote, benefit, or be useful or beneficial to

Other hyponyms of nurture include keep going, patronage, patronise, patronize, support, serve well.

nurture (noun)	serve (noun)
helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community	(sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play
the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child

nurture (verb)	serve (verb)
help develop, help grow	do duty or hold offices; serve in a specific function
provide with nourishment	put the ball into play
look after a child until it is an adult	provide (usually but not necessarily food)
	help to some food; help with food or drink
	deliver a warrant or summons to someone
	mate with
	be used by; as of a utility
	work for, or be a servant to
	devote (part of) one's life or efforts to, as of countries, institutions, or ideas
	do military service
	spend time in prison or in a labor camp
	contribute or conduce to
	promote, benefit, or be useful or beneficial to
	serve a purpose, role, or function
	be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity

Difference between nurture and serve

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