(n): a state at a particular time
(n): anything that is necessary but lacking
(n): anything indispensable
(n): the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
(n): a feature of the mental life of a living organism
(n): a state of extreme poverty or destitution
(n): the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
(v): require as useful, just, or proper
(v): have need of
(v): have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
(v): have or feel a need for
For some toddlers, this is the catch-all replacement word for "want", "like", "desire", etc.
Perhaps some adults too...yikes!