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kasvatus — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • breeding noun The controlled mating of animals or plants to produce or improve particular characteristics.
  • education noun The process of teaching or learning, especially in schools.
  • nurture noun Care and encouragement given to help someone or something grow and develop.
  • parenting noun The activity and approach of raising and guiding a child.
  • raising noun The act of bringing up and caring for a child.
  • upbringing noun The way a person was raised and the values instilled in them during childhood.

Senses

kasvatus is used for these senses in English:

  • breeding Propagation of offspring through sexual reproduction.
  • breeding The good manners regarded as characteristic of the aristocracy and conferred by heredity.
  • childrearing The raising of children; parenting.
  • education (uncountable) The process of imparting knowledge, skill and judgment.
  • education (countable) Facts, skills and ideas that have been learned, especially through formal instruction.
  • nurture The act of nourishing or nursing; tender care
  • parenting The process of raising and educating a child from birth until adulthood.
  • raising Nurturing; cultivation; providing sustenance and protection for a living thing from conception to maturity.

breeding — full definition

  1. noun The controlled mating of animals or plants to produce or improve particular characteristics.
  2. noun Refined manners and upbringing, especially as a mark of a privileged background.

education — full definition

  1. noun The process of teaching or learning, especially in schools.
  2. noun The knowledge, skills, and understanding gained through learning.
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