nourishment

B2 Topic:Food & Drink

US /ˈnɝɪʃmənt/ UK /ˈnʌɹɪʃmənt/ See IPA manual

Freq #21257

Meanings

1

noun
The food and nutrients that a living thing needs to live and grow.

A newborn baby gets all its nourishment from milk.
2

noun
The act of feeding or supporting something so it can grow.

Their nourishment of the orphans saved many lives.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the food and nutrients that... sustenance nutriment

Word family

Derived forms overnourishmentrenourishmentundernourishment

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Phrases (1)

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intellectual nourishment
ideas or experiences that stimulate and sustain the mind

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From Middle English norisshement, from Middle French, from Old French norissement, from norrir, equivalent to nourish + -ment.

norisshement Middle English norissement Old French

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Food & Drink

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# nourishment

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈnɝɪʃmənt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈnʌɹɪʃmənt/
**Frequency rank:** 21257

## Meanings
1. The food and nutrients that a living thing needs to live and grow.
2. The act of feeding or supporting something so it can grow.

## Examples
- A newborn baby gets all its nourishment from milk.
- Their nourishment of the orphans saved many lives.

## Synonyms
- sustenance

## Derived Forms
- overnourishment
- renourishment
- undernourishment

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: norisshement
- Root: norissement

## Etymology
From Middle English norisshement, from Middle French, from Old French norissement, from norrir, equivalent to nourish + -ment.

## AI Etymology
Nourishment comes from Middle English norisshement, from Middle French, from Old French norissement, from norrir, equivalent to nourish + -ment. The historical chain includes Middle English norisshement and Old French norissement. Modern senses include the food and nutrients that a living thing needs to live and grow and the act of feeding or supporting something so it can grow. The wider word family includes derivatives such as overnourishment, renourishment, and undernourishment.

## Topics
- Food & Drink

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