nourice
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of nourice
Middle English word dating back to 1175–1225; see origin at nurse
Example Sentences
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What ails my bairn, nourice, That he's greeting sae sair?
From Ballad Book by Bates, Katherine Lee
"O still my bairn, nourice, O still him wi' the pap!"
From Ballad Book by Bates, Katherine Lee
"O gentle nourice, still my bairn, O still him wi' the keys:" "He will not still, fair lady, Let me do what I please."
From English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) by Various
I hadna been a month married, Till my gude lord went to the sea;10 I bare a bairn ere he came hame, And set it on the nourice knee.
From English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) by Various
"O scour the bason, nourice, And mak it fair and clean, For to keep this lady's heart's blood,75 For she's come o' noble kin."
From English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) by Various
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