nutriō — meaning in English
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English meaning
- breastfeed verb To feed a baby milk directly from the breast.
- feed verb To give food to a person or animal.
- nurse noun A person trained to care for the sick or injured, typically working under a doctor.
- suckle verb To feed a baby or young animal with milk from a breast or udder.
Senses
nutriō is used for these senses in English:
- breastfeed (transitive, intransitive) To feed (a baby) milk via the breasts; to suckle; to nurse.
- feed (transitive) To give (someone or something) food to eat.
- feed (transitive) To give to a machine to be processed.
- nurse (transitive) To breastfeed: to feed (a baby) at the breast; to suckle.
- suckle (transitive) To give suck to; to nurse at the breast, udder, or dugs.
feed — full definition
- verb To give food to a person or animal.
- verb To supply material into a machine or process.
- noun Food given to farm animals or pets.
- noun A continuously updated stream of online content, such as posts from social media.