staff of life

A staple or necessary food, especially bread. For example, Rice is the staff of life for a majority of the earth's people. This expression, which uses staff in the sense of "a support," was first recorded in 1638.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Agnon	['ɑ:g.nɔ:n]
Adcock	['ædkɔks]
Sardar	-	Persian, Urdu, Pashto
Heulwen	HIEL-wen	Welsh
Ioane	-	Georgian (Archaic)
Millaray	-	Native American, Mapuche