nourish

== English == === 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”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, New York City, other accents without the "Hurry-furry" merger) IPA(key): /ˈnʌɹ.ɪʃ/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈnʌɹ.ɪʃ/, /ˈnɝ.ɪʃ/ (hypercorrection) IPA(key): /ˈnʊɹ.ɪʃ/ Rhymes: -ʌɹɪʃ, (hypercorrection) -ʊɹɪʃ === Noun === nourish (plural nourishes) (obsolete) A nurse. === Verb === nourish (third-person singular simple present nourishes, present participle nourishing, simple past and past participle nourished) (transitive) To feed and cause to grow; to supply with food or other matter which increases weight and promotes health. (transitive) To support; to maintain; to be responsible for. (transitive) To encourage; to foster; to stimulate (transitive)To cherish; to comfort. (transitive, of a person) To educate or bring up; to nurture; to promote emotional, spiritual or other non-physical growth. (intransitive) To promote growth; to furnish nutriment. (intransitive, obsolete) To gain nourishment. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== nurse nurture nutriment nutrition ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “nourish”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “nourish”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “nourish”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.