nutrix

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noun

A nurse, primarily a wet nurse or similar hired child carer.

OriginLatin nūtrīx →
Scrabble 13
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Meanings

nounnutrix (plural nutrices)

plural nutrices

  1. A nurse, primarily a wet nurse or similar hired child carer.

Origin

  1. Latinnūtrīx
  2. Englishnutrix

Learned borrowing from Latin nūtrīx.

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APA

nutrix. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nutrix

MLA

“nutrix.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nutrix. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nutrix,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nutrix.

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