nurturaladj.
/ˈnəːtʃ(ə)rəl/, U.S. /ˈnərtʃ(ə)rəl/ Due to nurture; spec. (of a human characteristic, etc.) that can be attributed to training, environment, etc. (frequently contrasted with natural). Also (more generally): of or relating to nurture.
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nutritial?1624
nurtural1889
paedotrophic1889
1889 Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. 19 78 The problem of determining purely ‘racial characteristics’ will be considerably simplified if we can in this way determine what may be described in contradistinction as ‘nurtural characteristics’.
1922 W. R. Inge Outspoken Ess. 2nd Ser. 257 Professor Pearson has tabulated a long list of natural characters, and another long list of nurtural characters.
1922 Edinb. Rev. July 47 Religion is the strongest of nurtural influences.
1969 Social Forces 48 119/2 While retaining Cooley's spirit for the nurtural aspect of man's social intercourse, Swanson moves out front of him.
1985 Sci. Amer. July 25/1 The basic health services and social supports consonant with the unique developmental and nurtural requirements of pregnancy, childbearing and infant care.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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