Nurture

For the Porter Robinson album, see Nurture (album).

For the debate, see Nature versus nurture.

Nurture is usually defined as the process of caring for an organism as it grows, usually a human.<ref name='bitesize' /><ref name='dictionary'>"Meaning of nurture in English". Cambridge Dictionary.</ref> It is often used in debates as the opposite of "nature",<ref group="lower-alpha">Such as the nature versus nurture debate</ref> whereby nurture means the process of replicating learned cultural information from one mind to another, and nature means the replication of genetic non-learned behavior.<ref name='simplypsychology'>"Nature vs. Nurture in Psychology". Simply Psychology. 3 November 2022.</ref>

Nurture is important in the nature versus nurture debate as some people see either nature or nurture as the final outcome of the origins of most of humanity's behaviours. There are many agents of socialization that are responsible, in some respects the outcome of a child's personality, behaviour, thoughts, social and emotional skills, feelings, and mental priorities.<ref name='bitesize'>"How can nurture help you?". BBC Bitesize.</ref>