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
Noun
nourrice f (plural nourrices)
Synonyms
- (nanny): nounou
Further reading
- “nourrice”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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