nourish

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• /ˈnʌɹ.ɪʃ/ Received Pronunciation, other accents without the "Hurry-furry" merger
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• Ireland, Northern-England: /ˈnʊɹ.ɪʃ/
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• Boston, Eastern, New-England, New-York-City, traditional: /ˈnʌɹ.ɪʃ/ without the hurry–furry merger
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• /ˈnɝ.ɪʃ/ hurry–furry merger, General American, Canada
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• rhymes with -ʌɹɪʃ
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• CMU ARPABET: N ER1 IH0 SH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Middle English norischen, from Old French nouriss-, stem of one of the conjugated forms of norrir, from Latin nutriō (“to suckle, feed, foster, nourish, cherish, preserve, support”).

63 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Armenian: կերակրել (kerakrel) — to feed and cause to grow
• Armenian: սնուցել (snucʻel) — to feed and cause to grow
• Bulgarian: храня (hranja) — to feed and cause to grow
• Czech: živit — to feed and cause to grow
• Czech: vyživovat — to feed and cause to grow
• Esperanto: kreskigi — to feed and cause to grow
• Esperanto: eduki — to feed and cause to grow
• Finnish: ravita — to feed and cause to grow
• French: nourrir — to feed and cause to grow
• Friulian: nudrî — to feed and cause to grow
• Galician: nutrir — to feed and cause to grow
• German: ernähren — to feed and cause to grow
• German: nähren — to feed and cause to grow
• German: aufziehen — to feed and cause to grow
• Ancient Greek: τρέφω (tréphō) — to feed and cause to grow
• Ancient Greek: φέρβω (phérbō) — to feed and cause to grow
• Ancient Greek: ἀλδαίνω (aldaínō) — to feed and cause to grow
• Hindi: पोषण (poṣaṇ) — to feed and cause to grow
• Hungarian: táplál — to feed and cause to grow
• Irish: beathaigh — to feed and cause to grow
• Irish: biathaigh — to feed and cause to grow
• Old Irish: ailid — to feed and cause to grow
• Italian: nutrire — to feed and cause to grow
• Latin: alere — to feed and cause to grow
• Māori: whakawairākau — to feed and cause to grow
• Māori: whakamōmona — to feed and cause to grow
• Old English: alan — to feed and cause to grow
• Portuguese: nutrir — to feed and cause to grow
• Romanian: nutri — to feed and cause to grow
• Russian: корми́ть (kormítʹ) — to feed and cause to grow
• Russian: пита́ть (pitátʹ) — to feed and cause to grow
• Russian: вска́рмливать (vskármlivatʹ) — to feed and cause to grow
• Russian: расти́ть (rastítʹ) — to feed and cause to grow
• Sanskrit: बिभर्ति (bibharti) — to feed and cause to grow
• Spanish: nutrir — to feed and cause to grow
• Thai: หล่อเลี้ยง (lɔ̀ɔ-líiang) — to feed and cause to grow
• Turkish: beslemek — to feed and cause to grow
• Venetan: norir — to feed and cause to grow
• Welsh: porthi — to feed and cause to grow
• Welsh: maethu — to feed and cause to grow
• Bulgarian: изхранвам (izhranvam) — To support; to maintain.
• Esperanto: subteni — To support; to maintain.
• Italian: mantenere — To support; to maintain.
• Bulgarian: отглеждам (otgleždam) — To supply the means of support; to encourage; to foster
• Esperanto: subteni — To supply the means of support; to encourage; to foster
• Italian: accrescere — To supply the means of support; to encourage; to foster
• Italian: incoraggiare — To supply the means of support; to encourage; to foster
• Latin: alō — To supply the means of support; to encourage; to foster
• Māori: whāngai — To supply the means of support; to encourage; to foster
• Italian: confortare — To cherish; to comfort.
• Esperanto: kreskigi — To educate; to instruct; to bring up; to nurture
• Esperanto: eduki — To educate; to instruct; to bring up; to nurture
• German: erziehen — To educate; to instruct; to bring up; to nurture
• German: großziehen — To educate; to instruct; to bring up; to nurture
• German: aufziehen — To educate; to instruct; to bring up; to nurture
• Italian: educare — To educate; to instruct; to bring up; to nurture
• Italian: istruire — To educate; to instruct; to bring up; to nurture
• Venetan: norir — To educate; to instruct; to bring up; to nurture
• Bulgarian: торя (torja) — To promote growth; to furnish nutriment.
• Italian: alimentare — To promote growth; to furnish nutriment.
• Māori: whakawairākau — To promote growth; to furnish nutriment.
• Venetan: norir — To promote growth; to furnish nutriment.
• Portuguese: nutrir-se — To gain nourishment.