puériculture

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See also: puericulture

French

Etymology

From Latin puer (child) + culture; coined in 1863 by Alfred Caron by analogy with agriculture, apiculture, and the like.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɥe.ʁi.kyl.tyʁ/
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Noun

puériculture f (plural puéricultures)

  1. puericulture

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