nurturance

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)The provision of physical and emotional care.

   “Rousseauist responsiveness and nurturance automatically flip over into their opposites.”

2. (countable, uncountable)The act of supporting, fostering.

   “The colossal stupidity of the one-party strategy has had three disastrous effects: the nurturance of right-wing Republican homophobes, the weakening and silencing of pro-gay, progressive Republicans, and the allowance of lacklustrer, liberal Democrats to exploit us at their will and ignore us at their convenience.”