idiom
nature or nurture
NAY-cher or NER-cher
ˈneɪtʃər ɔːr ˈnɜːrtʃərListen
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Syllable breakdown
natureornurture
Dictionary meaning
a rhetorical framing of the debate about whether genetic inheritance or environmental upbringing is the more important influence on who a person becomes
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