nurturist

English

Etymology

nurture +‎ -ist

Noun

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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