# nutritive

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈnjuːtɹətɪv/ · frequency rank #67,694

## Definitions
1. Of or pertaining to nutrition.
2. Nourishing, providing nutrition.

## Etymology
From Middle French nutritif, from Late Latin nūtritīvus, from the participle stem of Latin nūtriō (“I suckle”).

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