nourice
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of nourice
Middle English word dating back to 1175–1225; nurse
Example Sentences
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What ails my bairn, nourice, That he's greeting sae sair?
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"O still my bairn, nourice; O still him wi' the pap!"
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"O still my bairn, nourice, O still him wi' the bell!"
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"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."
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Says the Lammikin; "They are a' wi Lord Weire, hunting," The false nourice did sing.40 "Where are the lasses o' this castle?"
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