# nourish

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈnʌɹ.ɪʃ/ · frequency rank #32,942

## Definitions
1. A nurse.

## Etymology
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”).

## Easily confused with
- **Norris** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/norris-vs-nourish)

## Common misspellings (10)
`nnourish`, `noruish`, `nouirsh`, `nourihs`, `nourishh`, `nourissh`, `nourrish`, `noursih`, `nuorish`, `onurish`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/nourish