-ə̇chə(r), -ēch-, -ˌchu̇(ə)r, -u̇ə noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English noriture, from Middle French nourreture, partly from norrir to nourish, partly from Medieval Latin nutritura upbringing, from Late Latin, nursing, suckling, from Latin nutritus (past participle of nutrire to nourish) + -ura -ure
1. : nourishment
2. obsolete : nurture