nourice
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of nourice
Middle English word dating back to 1175–1225; see origin at nurse
Example Sentences
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‘Gae back, gae back now, Sweet Willie, And comfort your fair lady; For where ye had but ae nourice, Your young son shall hae three.’
From Ballads of Romance and Chivalry Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - First Series by Sidgwick, Frank
"O still my bairn, nourice, O still him wi' the wand!"
From Ballad Book by Bates, Katherine Lee
Says the Lammikin; "They are a' wi Lord Weire, hunting," The false nourice did sing.40 "Where are the lasses o' this castle?"
From English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) by Various
What ails my bairn, nourice, That he's greeting sae sair?
From English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) by Various
Says the Lammikin;50 "The only bairn Lord Weire aughts," The false nourice did sing.
From English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) by Various
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