nurturist

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noun

One who ascribes things to nurture (environment and experiences) rather than nature (predisposition at birth).

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Meanings

nounnurturist (plural nurturists)

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

Origin

From nurture + -ist.

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APA

nurturist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nurturist

MLA

“nurturist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nurturist. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nurturist,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nurturist.

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