norice
See also: noříce
English edit
Noun edit
norice (plural norices)
Quotations edit
For quotations using this term, see Citations:norice.
References edit
- “norice”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old French norrice, from Late Latin nūtrīcia, ultimately from Latin nūtrīx.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
norice (plural norices or norice)
- A person (usually a woman) employed to take care of one's children; a nanny.
- A person who breastfeeds a child; a wet-nurse.
- (rare, Christianity) Mary as the guardian of Jesus.
- (by extension) A proponent or engenderer (of a quality, behaviour, etc.)
- 1394, Geoffrey Chaucer, “The Parson's Tale”, in The Canterbury Tales[1]:
- Slepynge longe in greet quiete is eek a greet norice to Leccherie
- A long and peaceful sleep is also a true encourager of profligacy.
- An animal or plant as a caretaker of its offspring.
- (rare) Nourishment, rearing, raising.
- (rare) A provider of religious support or education.
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References edit
- “norī̆ce, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-15.