nourish
/ˈnʌɹ.ɪʃ/
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Ireland/ˈnʊɹ.ɪʃ/
nourish noun: a nurse.
Noun
nourish (plural nourishes)
- A nurse.
Verb
nourish (third-person singular simple present nourishes, present participle nourishing, simple past and past participle nourished)
- To feed and cause to grow; to supply with food or other matter which increases weight and promotes health.
- 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 alone1623, Francis Bacon, Historia Vitae et Mortis
- To support; to maintain; to be responsible for.
- 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...
- To encourage; to foster; to stimulate
- to nourish civility
- to nourish a sense of self-worth
- To cherish; to comfort.
- Ye have nourished your hearts.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, James 5:5
- To educate or bring up; to nurture; to promote emotional, spiritual or other non-physical growth.
- Nourished up in the words of faith.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Timothy 4:6
- To promote growth; to furnish nutriment.
- This type of nourishes very well.
- To gain nourishment.
- a kingdom may have good limbs, but will have empty veins, and nourish little1625, Francis [Bacon], “Of Empire”, in The Essayes […], 3rd edition, London: […] Iohn Haviland for Hanna Barret, →OCLC
nourish meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
nourish in Hindi
- to feed and cause to grow
- पोषण poṣaṇ
nourish in Tamil
- to nourish
- போற்று pōṟṟu
nourish in Urdu
- آرام دینا, فروغ دینا, غذا بہم پہنچانا, حوصلہ افزائی کرنا, پالنا, پالنا پوسنا
nourish in Bengali
- পুষ্টিসাধন, পোষণ করা, পরিপুষ্ট করা, উর্বরতা বাড়ানো, পোষণ, লালন করা
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- nourish in Telugu
- పాలించు pāliñcu, పోషించు pōṣiñcu, ప్రోచు prōcu, పెంచు peñcu
- nourish in Malayalam
- പോഷിപ്പിക്കുക, വളം ചേർക്കുക, ബുദ്ധിപരമായ വികസനം സാദ്ധ്യമാക്കുക
- nourish in Kannada
- ಬೆಳೆಯಿಸು, ಬೆಳಸು, ಬೆಳೆಸು, ಪೋಷಿಸು
- nourish in Punjabi
- ਪਾਲਣਾ pālṇā
- nourish in Gujarati
- પોષવું poṣvũ
- nourish in Sanskrit
- बिभर्ति bibharti
- nourish in Thai
- หล่อเลี้ยง lɔ̀ɔ-líiang
Examples of nourish in a sentence
- Children nourished exclusively upon this simple food will be found to enjoy more perfect health1872, 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.1996, Alexander Frank Skutch, Orioles, Blackbirds, and Their Kin: A Natural History:
- These are moments that can nourish your connection to your heart.2003, Marilyn Byfield Paul, It's Hard to Make a Difference When You Can't Find Your Keys:
- I thanked the Fort Leavenworth military historian, Colonel von Schlemmer, for nourishing my first hope to memorialize the Buffalo Soldiers2010, Colin L. Powell, My American Journey:
Forms of nourish
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | nourishes |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | nourishes |
| present participle | nourishing |
| past participle | nourished |
| past | nourished |
Origin of nourish
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”).
Words formed from nourish
Words that rhyme with nourish
Questions about nourish
- What does nourish mean?
- Nourish means a nurse.
- What is nourish in Hindi?
- Nourish in Hindi is पोषण (poṣaṇ). See Nourish meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use nourish in a sentence?
- Children nourished exclusively upon this simple food will be found to enjoy more perfect health
- What part of speech is nourish?
- Nourish can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce nourish?
- Nourish is pronounced /ˈnʌɹ.ɪʃ/.
- What is the plural of nourish?
- The plural of nourish is nourishes.
Words near nourish in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: nourish (page history and authors); போற்று (Tamil) (page history and authors); nourish (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); nourish (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); పాలించు (Telugu) (page history and authors); nourish (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); nourish (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਪਾਲਣਾ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); પોષવું (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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