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French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French nourrisse, nourrice, from Old French nurrice, from Late Latin nūtrīcia, from the feminine of Latin nūtrīcius.
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nourrice f (plural nourrices)
- childminder, nanny
- Synonym: nounou
- wet nurse
- (slang) mule (person paid to smuggle drugs)
2023 April 15, “Fusillade de Monclar : trois mineurs interpellés”, in La Provence, number 9436, →ISSN, page 4:Depuis mercredi soir, des gendarmes mobiles venus de Nice, renforcent les actions de la police dans ce quartier où jeudi […], une “nourrice” a été interpellée par la BAC.- Since Wednesday night, officers from a mobile gendarmerie unit in Nice have been supporting the actions of police in the area, where on Thursday , a “drug mule” was arrested by the crime squad.
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