Meaning of nutrix | Babel Free
[ˈnuː.triːks]Definitions
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a child's nurse; wet nurse; milk mother declension-3
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(anything that provides nutriment and support) declension-3
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(that which rears, originates, promotes or fosters) declension-3, figuratively
Examples
“magna datī nūtrīx praemia lactis habet”
[How] great the rewards of the milk the wet nurse gave. (The she-wolf nurses the twins Romulus and Remus. See wet nurse.)
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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