"norice" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /nuˈriːs(ə)/, /ˈnur(i)s(ə)/, /noːr-/, /-ʃ(ə)/ Forms: norices [plural], norice [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French norrice, from Late Latin nūtrīcia, ultimately from Latin nūtrīx. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|enm|fro|norrice|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French norrice, {{bor+|enm|fro|norrice}} Borrowed from Old French norrice, {{der|enm|LL.|nūtrīcia}} Late Latin nūtrīcia, {{der|enm|la|nūtrīx}} Latin nūtrīx Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} norice, {{enm-noun|pl2=norice}} norice (plural norices or norice)
  1. A person (usually a woman) employed to take care of one's children; a nanny.
    A person who breastfeeds a child; a wet-nurse.
    Categories (topical): Babies, Breastfeeding, Children, Female people
    Sense id: en-norice-enm-noun-wd29N7TR Disambiguation of Babies: 34 34 9 16 3 4 Disambiguation of Breastfeeding: 34 35 12 13 3 3 Disambiguation of Children: 35 35 10 14 2 4 Disambiguation of Female people: 36 37 11 13 2 1 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 15 21 24 16 3 4 17
  2. A person (usually a woman) employed to take care of one's children; a nanny.
    (rare, Christianity) Mary as the guardian of Jesus.
    Tags: rare Categories (topical): Christianity, Babies, Breastfeeding, Children, Female people, Religion
    Sense id: en-norice-enm-noun-L8OqglcE Disambiguation of Babies: 34 34 9 16 3 4 Disambiguation of Breastfeeding: 34 35 12 13 3 3 Disambiguation of Children: 35 35 10 14 2 4 Disambiguation of Female people: 36 37 11 13 2 1 Disambiguation of Religion: 7 78 0 0 0 15 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 15 21 24 16 3 4 17 Topics: Christianity
  3. (by extension) A proponent or engenderer (of a quality, behaviour, etc.) Tags: broadly Categories (topical): Breastfeeding, Children, Female people
    Sense id: en-norice-enm-noun-2drWn130 Disambiguation of Breastfeeding: 34 35 12 13 3 3 Disambiguation of Children: 35 35 10 14 2 4 Disambiguation of Female people: 36 37 11 13 2 1 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 15 21 24 16 3 4 17
  4. An animal or plant as a caretaker of its offspring. Categories (topical): Babies, Breastfeeding, Children, Female people
    Sense id: en-norice-enm-noun-gzuzWFPC Disambiguation of Babies: 34 34 9 16 3 4 Disambiguation of Breastfeeding: 34 35 12 13 3 3 Disambiguation of Children: 35 35 10 14 2 4 Disambiguation of Female people: 36 37 11 13 2 1
  5. (rare) Nourishment, rearing, raising. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-norice-enm-noun-R-640F7J
  6. (rare) A provider of religious support or education. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-norice-enm-noun-BWRZEOQr Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 15 21 24 16 3 4 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: noris, norische, norrice, norse, norys, noryse, norysshe, nurishe, nurse Related terms: noricerie

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          "english": "A long and peaceful sleep is also a true encourager of profligacy.",
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      },
      "expansion": "Old French norrice",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "norrice"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Old French norrice",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "LL.",
        "3": "nūtrīcia"
      },
      "expansion": "Late Latin nūtrīcia",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "nūtrīx"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin nūtrīx",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Old French norrice, from Late Latin nūtrīcia, ultimately from Latin nūtrīx.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "norices",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "norice",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "nouns",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "norice",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "pl2": "norice"
      },
      "expansion": "norice (plural norices or norice)",
      "name": "enm-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "noricerie"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A person (usually a woman) employed to take care of one's children; a nanny.",
        "A person who breastfeeds a child; a wet-nurse."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "woman",
          "woman#English"
        ],
        [
          "children",
          "children"
        ],
        [
          "nanny",
          "nanny"
        ],
        [
          "breastfeed",
          "breastfeed"
        ],
        [
          "wet-nurse",
          "wet-nurse"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses",
        "enm:Christianity"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A person (usually a woman) employed to take care of one's children; a nanny.",
        "Mary as the guardian of Jesus."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "woman",
          "woman#English"
        ],
        [
          "children",
          "children"
        ],
        [
          "nanny",
          "nanny"
        ],
        [
          "Christianity",
          "Christianity"
        ],
        [
          "guardian",
          "guardian"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "A person (usually a woman) employed to take care of one's children; a nanny.",
        "(rare, Christianity) Mary as the guardian of Jesus."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Christianity"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "A long and peaceful sleep is also a true encourager of profligacy.",
          "ref": "1394, Geoffrey Chaucer, “The Parson's Tale”, in The Canterbury Tales",
          "text": "Slepynge longe in greet quiete is eek a greet norice to Leccherie",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A proponent or engenderer (of a quality, behaviour, etc.)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "proponent",
          "proponent"
        ],
        [
          "engenderer",
          "engenderer"
        ],
        [
          "quality",
          "quality#English"
        ],
        [
          "behaviour",
          "behaviour#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(by extension) A proponent or engenderer (of a quality, behaviour, etc.)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "An animal or plant as a caretaker of its offspring."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "animal",
          "animal"
        ],
        [
          "plant",
          "plant"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Nourishment, rearing, raising."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Nourishment",
          "nourishment"
        ],
        [
          "rear",
          "rear"
        ],
        [
          "raising",
          "raise"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) Nourishment, rearing, raising."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A provider of religious support or education."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "religious",
          "religious"
        ],
        [
          "support",
          "support"
        ],
        [
          "education",
          "education"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) A provider of religious support or education."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/nuˈriːs(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈnur(i)s(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/noːr-/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/-ʃ(ə)/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "noris"
    },
    {
      "word": "norische"
    },
    {
      "word": "norrice"
    },
    {
      "word": "norse"
    },
    {
      "word": "norys"
    },
    {
      "word": "noryse"
    },
    {
      "word": "norysshe"
    },
    {
      "word": "nurishe"
    },
    {
      "word": "nurse"
    }
  ],
  "word": "norice"
}

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