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nonnurturing

nonnurturing adjective: not nurturing.

Adjective

nonnurturing (not comparable)

  1. Not nurturing
    • After birth, the damage will be compounded by nonnurturing environments and poor education.1988 January 22, Salim Muwakkil, “Pop: I'm Bad, Therfore I Am”, in Chicago Reader

Origin of nonnurturing

From non- + nurturing.

Questions about nonnurturing

What does nonnurturing mean?
Nonnurturing means not nurturing.
What part of speech is nonnurturing?
Nonnurturing is an adjective.

Words near nonnurturing in the dictionary

  1. nonnumerical
  2. nonnumismatic
  3. nonnurse
  4. nonnurses
  5. nonnursing
  6. nonnurturing
  7. nonnutrient
  8. nonnutrients
  9. nonnutritional
  10. nonnutritious
  11. nonnutritive

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