nourrice

French

Etymology

From Middle French nourrisse, nourrice, from Old French nurrice, from Late Latin nūtrīcia, from the feminine of Latin nūtrīcius, or from a derivative of nūtrīx, nūtrīcem. Compare Spanish nodriza.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nu.ʁis/

Noun

nourrice f (plural nourrices)

  1. childminder, nanny
  2. wet nurse

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