nurture
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4.2
- noun
- /ˈnɜr.tʃər/
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- For centuries, the "nature-nurture" debate has played a major role in the educational and anthropological disciplines.
- nature and nurture
- combination of nature and nurture
- nurture debate
It's a little bit true, but is it nature or is it nurture is the question I'm asking.
- It's a little bit true, but is it nature or is it nurture is the question I'm asking.
- Genius is the daughter of both nature and nurture, of both natural gifts and hard work.
- So it's largely nature with some sparkling of nurture.
- So coming back to answer your question, nurturing or the environment changes who you become.
- To the extent there may be biological determinants, there still require some nurture as well.
- I feel like it's in my, it's in my nature and it's in my nurture.
- So they've clearly not come about by nurture.
- Now that doesn't fall off the tongue as elegantly as nature versus nurture.
- My alcoholism, my addictions are a direct result of both nature and nurture.
Examples
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The debate on the nature/nurture issue is still very much alive today.
Academic text (1992) -
So this is the old nature nurture debate.
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I get asked a lot of the time, do I think it's nurture, right?
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And I view this as a nurture thing more than a nature thing.
Blog text (16) -
So this life needs a little different kind of nurture in that context.
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Genius is the daughter of both nature and nurture, of both natural gifts and hard work.
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There are both nature and nurture aspects to gender, just like most things.
Blog text (23) -
So, in your opinion, Doctor, were my actions triggered by nature or nurture?
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As you all know, I regard the arts as absolutely essential to our policy of reform through nurture.
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The child benefited greatly from the nurture provided by her supportive family.
Synonyms
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3.2
The care, teaching, and values a child gets from parents
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3.2
Care for children or young animals
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2.5
The care and teaching of a child as they grow
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Nurture comes from Latin nutrire meaning 'to feed', like in nutrition and nurse. That's why 'nurture' refers to the care and environment that shape a person's character, the idea behind the 'nurture versus nature' debate.