adj. Not getting adequate food; suffering from malnutrition; underfed. [ Narrower terms:
v. i.
Grains and roots nourish more than their leaves. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A nurse. [ Obs. ] Hoolland. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
He planteth an ash, and the rain doth nourish it. Is. xliv. 14. [ 1913 Webster ]
Whiles I in Ireland nourish a mighty band. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Ye have nourished your hearts. James v. 5. [ 1913 Webster ]
Nourished up in the words of faith. 1 Tim. iv. 6. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. F. nourrissable. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who, or that which, nourishes. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Promoting growth; nutritious. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. Nutritively; cherishingly. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. OF. norrissement. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Learn to seek the nourishment of their souls. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]