Nourish

nur′ish, v.t. to suckle: to feed or bring up: to support: to help forward growth in any way: to encourage: to cherish: to educate.— adjs. Nour′ishable , able to be nourished.— n. Nour′isher .— adj. Nour′ishing , giving nourishment.— n. Nour′ishment , the act of nourishing or the state of being nourished: that which nourishes: nutriment. [O. Fr. norir (Fr. nourrir )—L. nutrīre , to feed.]