nurturer

[ nur-cher-er ]

noun

1. someone who nurtures others, offering food, protection, support, encouragement, or training:

   As a child grows, the parent ceases to be solely a disciplinarian and a nurturer, instead taking on a new role as mentor and guide.

Word History and Origins

Origin of nurturer¹

nurture + -er ¹( def )

Example Sentences

We now know much our economy and our sanity depend on the emotional, intellectual and physical labor of the nurturers, caregivers, and organizers that have been both our nation’s emergency backup system and the everyday infrastructure.

From Time

She was especially angry with her mother, who has never played the role of nurturer or protector.

From The Daily Beast

Thus says the Oracle, the Guardian, the Nurturer, marked like all who went before her with the holy mark of the new moon.

From Project Gutenberg

At Teuthea in Achaea she was worshipped as the goddess of the woodland pasture, and at Cnidus as the nurturer of the hyacinth.

From Project Gutenberg