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nourish.

A nurse.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈnʌɹ.ɪʃ//ˈnʊɹ.ɪʃ/Ireland, Northern-England/ˈnʌɹ.ɪʃ/Boston, Eastern, New-England, New-York-City, traditional/ˈnɝ.ɪʃ/
  1. A nurse.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

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”).

verb/ˈnʌɹ.ɪʃ//ˈnʊɹ.ɪʃ/Ireland, Northern-England/ˈnʌɹ.ɪʃ/Boston, Eastern, New-England, New-York-City, traditional/ˈnɝ.ɪʃ/
  1. To feed and cause to grow; to supply with food or other matter which increases weight and promotes health.

    transitive
  2. To support; to maintain; to be responsible for.

    transitive
  3. To encourage; to foster; to stimulate

    transitive
    to nourish civility
    to nourish a sense of self-worth
  4. To cherish; to comfort.

    transitive
  5. To educate or bring up; to nurture; to promote emotional, spiritual or other non-physical growth.

    transitive
  6. To promote growth; to furnish nutriment.

    intransitive
    This type of nourishes very well.
  7. To gain nourishment.

    intransitive · obsolete
Where this word comes from

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”).

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