nurturantadj.
/ˈnəːtʃ(ə)rənt/, /ˈnəːtʃ(ə)rn̩t/, U.S. /ˈnərtʃər(ə)nt/ Psychology.
That provides (emotional or physical) nourishment or care; = nurturing adj.
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nurturant1938
1938 H. A. Murray Explor. in Personality iii. 181 The succorance drive seeks a nurturant O and the nurturant drive seeks a succorant O.
1951 R. R. Sears in T. Parsons & E. A. Shils Toward Gen. Theory of Action 471 The nurturant mother.
1973 S. Fisher Female Orgasm iv. 108 Femininity is associated with being nurturant and ‘nice’.
1992 Jrnl. Abnormal Child Psychol. Feb. 106 We reasoned that putting boys in a nurturant role would facilitate the expression of their ability to be helpful.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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