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Etymology

Old English fōda, from Proto-Germanic *fod-, by Grimm's law from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂, *poh₂ (“‘to protect’”).

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Noun

Singular food

Plural countable and uncountable; plural foods

food (countable and uncountable; plural foods)

  1. (uncountable) Any substance that is or can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life.
    The innkeeper brought them food and drink.
  2. (uncountable, figuratively) Anything intended to supply energy or nourishment of an entity or idea.
    That is food for thought.
  3. (countable) A foodstuff.
    This shop stocks many hundreds of different foods.

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Food companies get 'F' for marketing to kids - Baltimore Sun (blog)
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Food companies get 'F' for marketing to kids

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