Word: nonnurturing
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: no
nnur
tur
ing
Definition: Not nurturing
Morphemes:
Affix: non-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used in the sense of no or none to show lack of or failure to perform; or in the sense of not to negate the meaning of the word to which it is prefixed.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: nōn
Language: ML.
Decoded: non
Meaning: not
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: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from verbs denoting the act of doing something, an action.