English Explanatory Dictionary

nourish

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A nurse.

verb

To feed and cause to grow; to supply with food or other matter which increases weight and promotes health.
To support; to maintain; to be responsible for.
To encourage; to foster; to stimulate
To cherish; to comfort.
To educate or bring up; to nurture; to promote emotional, spiritual or other non-physical growth.
To promote growth; to furnish nutriment.
To gain nourishment.

Pronunciation

/ˈnʌɹ.ɪʃ/ /ˈnɝ.ɪʃ/ /ˈnʊɹ.ɪʃ/ en-us-ne-nourish.ogg en-us-nourish.ogg

Word forms

nourish nourishes nourishing nourished

Etymology

From Middle English norischen, from Old French nouriss-, stem of one of the conjugated forms of norrir, from Latin nutriō (“to suckle, feed, foster, nourish, cherish, preserve, support”).

Related words

Derived words

malnourish malnourishment nourishable nourish a viper in one's bosom nourisher nourishing nourishment overnourish renourish undernourish well-nourished

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