French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French nourrisse, nourrice, from Old French nurrice, from Late Latin nūtrīcia, from the feminine of Latin nūtrīcius.

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  • IPA(key): /nu.ʁis/
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Noun

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nourrice f (plural nourrices)

  1. childminder, nanny
    Synonym: nounou
  2. wet nurse
  3. (slang) mule (person paid to smuggle drugs)
    • 2023 April 15, “Fusillade de Monclar : trois mineurs interpellés”, in La Provence, number 9436, →ISSN, page 4:
      Depuis mercredi soir, des gendarmes mobiles venus de Nice, renforcent les actions de la police dans ce quartier où jeudi [], une “nourrice” a été interpellée par la BAC.
      Since Wednesday night, officers from a mobile gendarmerie unit in Nice have been supporting the actions of police in the area, where on Thursday [], a “drug mule” was arrested by the crime squad.

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