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nurtural

nurtural

9.9
Relating to a person's care and environment rather than their genes
  • adjective
  • /ˈnɜrʧərəl/
  • Formal
: nutricional
  • Many researchers now study both nurtural and natural factors affecting intelligence.

Examples

  • Her success was largely attributed to nurtural causes, such as her supportive family environment.

  • Many researchers argue that nurtural factors shape personality.

  • The psychologist emphasized the nurtural influences on a child's development.

  • The study focused on nurtural influences in child development.

  • The psychologist emphasized the nurtural influences on a child's development.

  • Her success was largely attributed to nurtural causes, such as her supportive family environment.

  • Many researchers now study both nurtural and natural factors affecting intelligence.

Surface Forms

nurtural positive

Morphology

nurtural = nurture (transparent) = nurture + al

The adjective is formed directly from 'nurture' with the common relational suffix '-al', so its meaning is readily recoverable.

Etymology

Nurtural comes from nurture, a word that originally meant 'to feed' or 'to care for' and is related to nurse. So nurtural describes things that come from care and upbringing rather than from nature.