nurturer
Noun
Meaning
nurturer (plural nurturers)
A person who nurtures someone or something.
Synonyms
Phrases with the word
Examples
[Her] work taught me that you could be all the traditional feminine things -- a mother, a lover, a listener, a nurturer -- and you could also be critically astute and radical and have a minority opinion that was profoundly moral.
I think I can best do my work as a head of a family, as a nurturer, for the family, meaning a nurturer for Pittsburgh, and in that sense what we do here can be applicable in many places in the world.
I've always wanted to do charity stuff. I'm such a nurturer and love taking care of people.
I don't have any regrets about not having kids. I've just never had those maternal feelings. I am a nurturer by nature, but I nurture adults: my friends, the people I work with. I don't want to nurture children.
I'm not really the nurturer type.
Mothers have so many roles: nurturer, provider, disciplinarian, confidant, mentor, friend, protector.