Word: nurturant
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: nur
tur
ant
Definition: That which nurtures; a nurturing factor or influence.
Morphemes:
Affix: nurture
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To encourage, especially the growth or development of something.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: nutrire
Language: la
Decoded: nutrire
Meaning: to nourish
Affix: -ant
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An adjective corresponding to a noun in -ance having the sense of "exhibiting (the condition or process described by the noun)".
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -āns
Language: la
Decoded: -ans
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Ending of the present active participle of first conjugation verbs; ee -ns.