English edit

Etymology edit

nurture +‎ -ist

Noun edit

nurturist (plural nurturists)

  1. One who ascribes things to nurture (environment and experiences) rather than nature (predisposition at birth).
    • 1999, Rocky Kolb, Edward W. Kolb, Blind Watchers of the Sky:
      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 []

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