period of nurture
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nurture — nurturable, adj. nurtureless, adj. nurturer, n. /nerr cheuhr/, v., nurtured, nurturing, n. v.t. 1. to feed and protect: to nurture one s offspring. 2. to support and encourage, as during the period of training or development; foster: to nurture… … Universalium
nurture period — The period between an animal s birth and the time when it has been weaned, or should have been weaned according to the course of nature or the usual custom of those who raise domestic animals. Anno: 144 ALR 333; 15 Am J2d Chat Mtg § 71 … Ballentine's law dictionary
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