nature versus nurture

phrase

Etymology

The phrase was coined in the mid-1800s by the English Victorian polymath Francis Galton in discussion about the influence of heredity and environment on social advancement.

Definitions

  1. Comparing how a person's characteristics are formed, either by innate biological factors…

    Comparing how a person's characteristics are formed, either by innate biological factors such as genetics (nature), or by upbringing and life experience (nurture).

The neighborhood

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