Webster 1828 · headword: nourishment
View source image ↗That which serves to promote the growth of animals or plants, or to repair the waste of animal bodies; food; sustenance; nutriment.
KJV WORD
COMBINED MEANING
That which serves to promote the growth of animals or plants, or to repair the waste of animal bodies; food; sustenance; nutriment.
Reviewed KJV-relevant meaningMeaning drawn from:
WORD FAMILY
Root: nourish
To feed and cause to grow; to supply a living or organized body, animal or vegetable, with matter which increases its bulk or supplies the waste occasioned by any of its functions; to supply with nutriment.
HISTORICAL DEFINITIONS
That which serves to promote the growth of animals or plants, or to repair the waste of animal bodies; food; sustenance; nutriment.
KJV CONCORDANCE