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nurturists

nurturists is the plural of nurturist.

Meaning of nurturist

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

Questions about nurturists

What is nurturists the plural of?
Nurturists is the plural of nurturist.

Words near nurturists in the dictionary

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

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