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Persian Learner Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

CARING NURTURER

Hi.

Is he a caring nurturer like the man Schwarzenegger played in Kindergarten Cop?

What does the underlined part mean? Emotion: hmm
  

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Persian Learner What does the underlined part mean? The "er" on the end means "one who", "a person who", so a nurturer is a person who nurtures. You can look up "nurture" in any dictionary.

— CalifJim

  • Persian Learner What does the underlined part mean?
  • The "er" on the end means "one who", "a person who", so a nurturer is a person who nurtures.
  • You can look up "nurture" in any dictionary.
  • w=nurture&ls=a CJ
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Persian LearnerWhat does the underlined part mean?
The "er" on the end means "one who", "a person who", so a nurturer is a person who nurtures. You can look up "nurture" in any dictionary.

To nurture: to provide the care and attention necessary for a young child, animal, or plant to grow and develop

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CalifJimYou can look up "nurture" in any dictionary.
I looked up "nurturer" in my dictionary but didn't get any result.
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Persian LearnerI looked up "nurturer"
How about "nurture"?

CJ
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CalifJimHow about "nurture"?
Yes, but I searched for the noun form and couldn't fully get the meaning. I should have searched for the verb form I suppose.
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Persian LearnerI should have searched for the verb form
Right. Sometimes you can get better definitions if you look up another form of the same word.
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