Nurturist
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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 […]"
Example
More examples"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 […]"
Etymology
From nurture + -ist.
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