norice

== English == === Noun === norice (plural norices) Obsolete form of nurse. ==== Quotations ==== For quotations using this term, see Citations:norice. === References === “norice”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === Cerino, Cirone, Coiner, coiner, orcein, orcine, recoin == Middle English == === Alternative forms === noris, norische, norrice, norse, norys, noryse, norysshe, nurishe, nurse === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French norrice, from Late Latin nūtrīcia, ultimately from Latin nūtrīx. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nuˈriːs(ə)/, /ˈnur(i)s(ə)/, /noːr-/, /-ʃ(ə)/ === Noun === 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.) An animal or plant as a caretaker of its offspring. (rare) Nourishment, rearing, raising. (rare) A provider of religious support or education. ==== Related terms ==== noricerie ==== Descendants ==== English: nurse (obsolete norice, nourice, nourse) Scots: nourice, nuirice ==== References ==== “norī̆ce, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 15 July 2018.