Definition

Noun: - A staple food, especially bread: The phrase "staff of life" is a metaphorical term referring to a basic, essential food that sustains human life. It most commonly denotes bread, which has historically been a fundamental dietary staple in many cultures.

Usage

The term is used in a formal or literary context to emphasize the fundamental importance of a particular food, especially bread, to human sustenance and survival.

Examples

• Noun:
  • In many cultures, bread is considered the staff of life.
  • The humble grain, transformed into the staff of life, fed the entire village.

Advanced Usage

• The phrase is often used in a symbolic or poetic sense to discuss the foundational role of agriculture and basic nourishment in society.
  • The poet described wheat, the source of the staff of life, as a gift from the earth.

Variants and Related Words

• Bread (n): A food made from flour, water, and yeast or another leavening agent, mixed together and baked.
• Staple (n): A main or important element of something, especially a basic food.

Synonyms

• Bread
• Sustenance
• Necessity

Idioms

• The staff of life: This is the idiom itself. It is used as a set phrase.
  • He believed that honesty was the moral staff of life, just as bread was the physical one.

Noun

1. food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked