The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word REAR which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2023.
Nurture crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| REAR | 63 % | 4 |
| FOSTER | 14 % | 6 |
| TEND | 6 % | 4 |
| BUOY | 6 % | 4 |
| FEED | 3 % | 4 |
| CRADLE | 3 % | 6 |
| PARENT | 3 % | 6 |
| GROW | 3 % | 4 |
Why may REAR be the right solution?
The word "rear" can mean to bring up or nurture, making it a suitable solution for the clue "nurture."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Nurture
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- breeding
- rear
- nourish
- rearing
- upbringing
- fostering
- foster
- fosterage
- raising
- parent
- raise
- bring up
Crossword Answer definitions
REAR verb- To bring up to maturity, as offspring; to educate; to instruct; to foster.
- (said of people towards animals) To breed and raise.
- To rise up on the hind legs
- (usually with "up") To get angry.
- To rise high above, tower above.
- To raise physically or metaphorically; to lift up; to cause to rise, to elevate.
- To construct by building; to set up
- To raise spiritually; to lift up; to elevate morally.
- To lift and take up.
- To rouse; to strip up.
- To move; stir.
- (of geese) To carve.
- (regional, obsolete) To revive, bring to life, quicken. (only in the phrase, to rear to life)
- (of eggs) Underdone; nearly raw.
- (of meats) Rare.
- The back or hindmost part; that which is behind, or last on order; - opposed to front.
- Specifically, the part of an army or fleet which comes last, or is stationed behind the rest.
- The buttocks, a creature's bottom
- To place in the rear; to secure the rear of.
- To sodomize (perform anal sex)
- Being behind, or in the hindmost part; hindmost
- Early; soon
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result REAR
- Bring up
- Hitchcock's "____ Window"
- Hitchcock's window
- Kind of guard or end
- Last one brings it up
- Rise high in the air
- Backseat
- Duff
- Hindquarters
- Stern
More clues leading to the result FOSTER
- ____-Grants
- "Old Folks at Home" composer
- Promote
- Nurture
- "Camptown Races" songwriter
- Encourage
- Promote development
- Cherish
- 1988 Best Actress winner
- Jodie of films
More clues leading to the result TEND
- Be inclined
- Care for
- Fuss with the flock
- Shepherd
- Work a bar
- Look after
- Watch over
- Take care of
- Have an inclination
- Take care of, as the bar
More clues leading to the result BUOY
- Water-skier's marker
- Harbor marker
- Marker next to a liner
- Regatta obstacle
- Uplift
- Floating guide
- Harbor bobber
- Hearten
- Marker used by fishermen
- Channel marker
More clues leading to the result FEED
- Chicken __ (trifling amount)
- Trough contents
- Petting zoo handful
- Straight man's line
- Supply with nourishment
- Fodder
- Nourish
- Stable diet?
- Cattle course?
- Entree for livestock
More clues leading to the result CRADLE
- It rocks when the wind blows
- Small low bed for an infant
- When the bough breaks, it falls
- Kid rocker
- Treetop furniture?
- Punk rocker?
- Nest for the wee
- Base for a PDA
- Nursery rocker
- Hold protectively
More clues leading to the result PARENT
- Bring into the world
- Forebear
- Progenitor
- Report card signer
- Report-card signer
- Pop, e.g.
- Spock reader
- Mom or pop
- Bring up
- Pop, maybe