nourish
English
/ˈnʌɹ.ɪʃ/, /ˈnʌɹ.ɪʃ/, /ˈnʊɹ.ɪʃ/
noun
Definitions
- (obsolete) A nurse.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English norischen derived from Latin nutrire (nourish, preserve, cherish, suckle, foster, feed, support).
Origin
Latin
nutrire
Gloss
nourish, preserve, cherish, suckle, foster, feed, support
Concept
Semantic Field
Possession
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
哺
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- malnourish English
- malnourishment English
- nourishable English
- nourisher English
- nourishest English
- nourisheth English
- overnourish English
- renourish English
- undernourish English
- nutrire Latin
- nutritura Latin
- nūtriō Latin
- nutrire Italian
- nourrir French
- norischaunt Middle English
- norischen Middle English
- norischer Middle English
- norisshement Middle English
- norisshyng Middle English
- nourrir Middle French
- nourri Louisiana Creole French