nourishment B2 Topic:House & Home 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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the food and nutrients that... sustenancenutriment Word family Derived forms overnourishmentrenourishmentundernourishment Common collocations intellectual nourishment Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From Middle English norisshement, from Middle French, from Old French norissement, from norrir, equivalent to nourish + -ment. norisshement Middle English norissement Old French View etymology graph -> Topics House & Home External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - House & Home markdown