nutriment, nourishment, nutrition, sustenance, aliment, alimentation, victuals
(noun) a source of materials to nourish the body
nutrify, aliment, nourish
(verb) give nourishment to
Source: WordNet® 3.1
aliment (countable and uncountable, plural aliments)
(now rare) Food.
(figuratively) Nourishment, sustenance.
(Scotland) An allowance for maintenance; alimony.
aliment (third-person singular simple present aliments, present participle alimenting, simple past and past participle alimented)
(obsolete) To feed, nourish.
To sustain, support.
• ailment, maltine, netmail
Source: Wiktionary
Al"i*ment, n. Etym: [L. alimentum, fr. alere to nourish; akin to Goth. alan to grow, Icel. ala to nourish: cf. F. aliment. See Old.]
1. That which nourishes; food; nutriment; anything which feeds or adds to a substance in natural growth. Hence: The necessaries of life generally: sustenance; means of support. Aliments of theiBacon.
2. An allowance for maintenance. [Scot.]
Al"i*ment, v. t.
1. To nourish; to support.
2. To provide for the maintenance of. [Scot.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 June 2025
(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil
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