What is "nurturant"

Usage examples of "nurturant".

But even this huge number is dwarfed when one learns that each neuron is itself embedded in a mass of much smaller cells, called glia, whose function was (and still is) much less clear than that of the neurons, but which have a supportive, nurturant and protective role.

The foothills ringing the ranch were green-topped, gentle, a nurturant border.

But throughout it all—from what I saw during her therapy—she perceived you as being nurturant and loving, giving her unconditional love.