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nutrix

nutrix noun: a nurse, primarily a wet nurse or similar hired child carer.

Noun

nutrix (plural nutrices)

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

Forms of nutrix

pluralnutrices

Origin of nutrix

Learned borrowing from Latin nūtrīx.

Phrases with nutrix

Questions about nutrix

What does nutrix mean?
Nutrix means a nurse, primarily a wet nurse or similar hired child carer.
What part of speech is nutrix?
Nutrix is a noun.
What is the plural of nutrix?
The plural of nutrix is nutrices.

Words near nutrix in the dictionary

  1. nutritively
  2. nutritiveness
  3. nutritives
  4. nutritory
  5. nutriture
  6. nutrix
  7. nutrose
  8. nutrush
  9. nutrushes
  10. nuts
  11. nuts and bolts

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