These children are suffering because they lack proper/adequate nourishment.
Soil provides nourishment to plants.
intellectual nourishment
emotional/spiritual nourishment
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
nour|ish|ment — «NUR ihsh muhnt», noun. 1. food; nutriment; sustenance: »Their nourishment consisted entirely of the vegetables of their garden, and the milk of one cow (Mary W. Shelley). 2. the act or process of nourishing. 3. the condition of being nouried … Useful english dictionary
un|der|nour|ish|ment — «UHN duhr NUR ihsh muhnt», noun. lack of nourishment; not having enough food … Useful english dictionary
ish — ish·er·wood; ish·kash·mi; ish·kyl·dite; ish·ma·el; ish·ma·el·ite; ish·ma·el·it·ish; ish·ma·el·it·ish; is·land·ish; ivory tower·ish; jad·ish; jew·ish·ness; jin·go·ish; kent·ish; kent·ish·man; kick·ish; kit·ten·ish; knav·ish; knav·ish·ly;… … English syllables
nour — nour·ish; nour·ish·able; nour·ish·er; nour·ish·ment; nour·i·ture; nour·ish·ing·ly; … English syllables
nourishment — nour·ish·ment … English syllables
nourishment — nour|ish|ment [ˈnʌrıʃmənt US ˈnə: , ˈnʌ ] n [U] formal 1.) the food and other substances that people and other living things need to live, grow, and stay healthy ▪ lack of proper nourishment ▪ The soil provides nourishment for plant roots. 2.)… … Dictionary of contemporary English
nourishment — nour|ish|ment [ nɜrıʃmənt ] noun uncount 1. ) food or the substances in food that are necessary for life, growth, and health: The refugees had taken no nourishment for 24 hours. 2. ) something that encourages the development of ideas, feelings,… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
nourishment — nour•ish•ment [[t]ˈnɜr ɪʃ mənt, ˈnʌr [/t]] n. 1) something that nourishes; food; sustenance 2) the act of nourishing 3) the state of being nourished • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME norysshement < MF norissement … From formal English to slang
undernourish — [un΄dər nʉr′ish] vt. to give insufficient nourishment to; provide with less food than is needed for health and growth undernourishment n. * * * un·der·nour·ish (ŭn dər nûrʹĭsh, nŭrʹ ) tr.v. un·der·nour·ished, un·der·nour·ish·ing,… … Universalium
undernourished — un·der·nour·ished .ən dər nər isht, nə risht adj supplied with less than the minimum amount of the foods essential for sound health and growth un·der·nour·ish·ment nər ish mənt, nə rish n … Medical dictionary
