'Nutriment' definitions:

Definition of 'nutriment'

noun

A source of materials to nourish the body [syn: nutriment, nourishment, nutrition, sustenance, aliment, alimentation, victuals]

From: GCIDE

Nutriment \Nu"tri*ment\, n. [L. nutrimentum, fr. nutrire to nourish. See Nourish.] [1913 Webster]
1. That which nourishes; a nutrient; anything which promotes growth and repairs the natural waste of animal or vegetable life; food; aliment. [1913 Webster]
The stomach returns what it has received, in strength and nutriment diffused into all parts of the body. --South. [1913 Webster]
2. That which promotes development or growth. [1913 Webster]
Is not virtue in mankind The nutriment that feeds the mind? --Swift. [1913 Webster]