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nurturist

nurturist noun: one who ascribes things to nurture (environment and experiences) rather than nature (predisposition at birth).

Noun

nurturist (plural nurturists)

  1. One who ascribes things to nurture (environment and experiences) rather than nature (predisposition at birth).
    • The nurturists would say that without the childhood that Kepler experienced, he would not have developed the neurotic, insecure personality that seemed very much a part of his unique brand of genius […]1999, Rocky Kolb, Edward W. Kolb, Blind Watchers of the Sky

Forms of nurturist

pluralnurturists

Origin of nurturist

From nurture + -ist.

Questions about nurturist

What does nurturist mean?
Nurturist means one who ascribes things to nurture (environment and experiences) rather than nature (predisposition at birth).
What part of speech is nurturist?
Nurturist is a noun.
What is the plural of nurturist?
The plural of nurturist is nurturists.

Words near nurturist in the dictionary

  1. nurtures
  2. nurtureship
  3. nurturest
  4. nurtureth
  5. nurturing
  6. nurturist
  7. nurturists
  8. nuru
  9. nuruk
  10. nurungji
  11. nus

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