Nourish Meaning
/ˈnʌɹ.ɪʃ/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA nurse.
verbTo feed and cause to grow; to supply with food or other matter which increases weight and promotes health.
Sentence Examples
We need to nourish our spirit.
The mother used her own milk to nourish the baby.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The mother needs to ____ her baby with milk every three hours.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The gardener used special fertilizer to help ____ the young plants during the spring.
Word Origin & History
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”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"He planteth an ash, and the rain doth nourish it."
— 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Isaiah 44:14:
"other carnivorous Animals are difficultly nourished by Plants alone"
— 1623, Francis Bacon, Historia Vitae et Mortis:
"Children nourished exclusively upon this simple food will be found to enjoy more perfect health"
— 1872, Thomas Bull, The Maternal Management of Children, in Health and Diseases:
"we have ample evidence that male Bobolinks do not shirk the labor of nourishing their families. In a four-year study, Wittenberger (1980, 1982) found that males delivered about 60 Bobolink percent of the food."
— 1996, Alexander Frank Skutch, Orioles, Blackbirds, and Their Kin: A Natural History:
"I in Ireland nourish a mighty band."
— 1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene i]:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The mother needs to ____ her baby with milk every three hours.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The gardener used special fertilizer to help ____ the young plants during the spring.