puericulture

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 References 2 Italian 2.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From French puériculture. Compare agriculture, pisciculture, aquaculture, and so on.

[edit] Noun

puericulture (uncountable)

1. The rearing of young children, conceived of as an art or science.

[edit] References

• William H. Schneider, Quality and Quantity: The Quest for Biological Regeneration in Twentieth-Century France, Cambridge University Press (2002), ISBN 9780521524612, pages 63–64.

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Noun

puericulture f.

1. Plural form of puericultura.