nourice
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of nourice
Middle English word dating back to 1175–1225; see origin at nurse
Example Sentences
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"O nourice, wanted ye your meat, Or wanted ye your fee, Or wanted ye for any thing, A fair lady could gie?"
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
"O still my bairn, nourice, O still him wi' the wand!"
From Ballad Book by Bates, Katherine Lee
They've ta'en the lady and fause nourice, In prison strong they ha'e them boun'; The nourice she was hard o' heart,55 But the bonny lady fell in swoon.
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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