Food

n. [A-S. fōda, from fēdan, to feed, q. v.; Icel. fōda, fōdi, Sw. fōda, Dan. & L. Ger. fōde; D. voedsel.]

1. What is fed upon; that which goes to support life by being received within, and assimilated by the organism of an animal or plant; nutriment; aliment; especially, what is eaten by animals for nourishment; flesh or vegetables partaken of for the support of life; victuals; provisions.
2. Any thing that sustains, nourishes, and augments.

This may prove food to my displeasure. Shak. In this moment there is life and food For future years. Wordsworth. Syn.—Aliment; sustenance; nutriment; feed; fare; victuals; provisions; meat.