Meaning

noun one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)

noun a woman who is the custodian of children

verb try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury

originFrom Middle English norice, from Old French norrice, from Late Latin nūtrīcia, noun based on Latin nūtrīcius (“that which nourishes”), from nūtrīx (“wet nurse”), from nūtriō (“to suckle”).

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