Nutriment

n.	1.
	1.	That which nourishes; a nutrient; anything which promotes growth and repairs the natural waste of animal or vegetable life; food; aliment. The stomach returns what it has received, in strength and nutriment diffused into all parts of the body. - South.
	2.	That which promotes development or growth. Is not virtue in mankind The nutriment that feeds the mind? - Swift.

Noun

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nutriment - a source of materials to nourish the body Synonyms: aliment, alimentation, nourishment, sustenance, victuals, nutrition

aliment, alimentation, bread, bread and butter, growth regulator, keep, livelihood, living, maintenance, nourishment, nurture, nutrient, nutritive, pabulum, pap, refection, refreshment, subsistence, support, sustenance