'Nourishment' definitions:
Definition of 'nourishment'
(from WordNet)
noun
A source of materials to nourish the body [syn: nutriment, nourishment, nutrition, sustenance, aliment, alimentation, victuals]
noun
The act of nourishing; "her nourishment of the orphans saved many lives"
Definition of 'Nourishment'
From: GCIDE
- Nourishment \Nour"ish*ment\, n. [Cf. OF. norrissement.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. The act of nourishing, or the state of being nourished; nutrition. [1913 Webster]
- 2. That which serves to nourish; nutriment; food. [1913 Webster]
- Learn to seek the nourishment of their souls. --Hooker. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'nourishment'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aliment,
- alimentation,
- bread,
- care,
- daily bread,
- economic support,
- endowment,
- food,
- food chain,
- keep,
- livelihood,
- living,
- maintenance,
- manna,
- meat,
- mothering,
- nurture,
- nutriment,
- nutrition,
- nutriture,
- pabulum,
- pap,
- price support,
- provision,
- refection,
- refreshment,
- subsidization,
- subsidy,
- subsistence,
- subvention,
- support,
- sustainment,
- sustenance,
- sustentation,
- tender loving care,
- TLC,
- upkeep,
- victuals