nurse-childn.

Brit.

/ˈnəːstʃʌɪld/, U.S.

/ˈnərsˌtʃaɪld/, Irish English

/ˈnəːrstʃaɪld/

Forms: see nurse n.¹ and child n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: nurse n.¹, child n.

Etymology: < nurse n.¹ + child n.

Now Irish English.

A child cared for by a nurse, esp. a wet nurse; a foster-child. Also (euphemistic): an illegitimate child. Occasionally figurative.

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society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > child > [noun] > foster-child

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1562 A. Brooke tr. M. Bandello Tragicall Hist. Romeus & Iuliet f. 64^v Euen from the trusty nurce, whose secretnes was tryde, The secret counsell of her hart the nurce childe seekes to hide.

1564 T. Becon New Catech. in Wks. 537 b Can the nurses instill any goodnes into the tender brestes of their nurse children, when they themselues haue learned none?

1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. xii. 210 After the same maner dealeth the Nurce with her Nurcechild.

1626 T. Hawkins tr. N. Caussin Holy Court I. 70 She..made her litle Nurse-child superlatiuely inheritour of her vices.

1681 W. Robertson Phraseologia generalis (1693) 329 A nurse-child; or one that sucketh the same milk.

1723 D. Defoe Hist. Col. Jack (ed. 2) 106 I am sure I work'd hard for it, it was Money for keeping a Nurse Child, that I had then.

1769 S. Johnson in J. W. Croker Boswell's Life Johnson (1831) II. 94 If we had..given her a nurse-child to tend, her life would have been saved.

1815 tr. V. J. E. de Jouy Paris Chit-chat II. 18 Each nurse has her bed placed between two cradles, one for her own, and the other for the nurse child.

1823 C. Lamb Witches in Elia 155 From his little midnight pillow, this nurse-child of optimism will start at shapes.

1866 Routledge's Mag. for Boys July 408 Norwood was a dreadful place for nurse-children never being called for at one time.

1944 A. Clarke Viscount of Blarney (1945) 38 You grew faster than the lie that hid your birth... Nurse children all forget my kindness.

1975 ‘H. Leonard’ Da in C. D. Owens & J. N. Radner Irish Drama 1900–80 (1990) 647 He's a nurse-child. You don't know where he was got or how he was got, and you'll rue the day.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nurse-child
释义	nurse-childn. Brit. /ˈnəːstʃʌɪld/, U.S. /ˈnərsˌtʃaɪld/, Irish English /ˈnəːrstʃaɪld/ Forms: see nurse n.¹ and child n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: nurse n.¹, child n. Etymology: < nurse n.¹ + child n. Now Irish English. A child cared for by a nurse, esp. a wet nurse; a foster-child. Also (euphemistic): an illegitimate child. Occasionally figurative. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > child > [noun] > foster-child fosterlingc1000 foster-childa1200 fosterc1275 nurryc1330 nurse-child1562 alum1683 dalt1775 rearling1832 1562 A. Brooke tr. M. Bandello Tragicall Hist. Romeus & Iuliet f. 64^v Euen from the trusty nurce, whose secretnes was tryde, The secret counsell of her hart the nurce childe seekes to hide. 1564 T. Becon New Catech. in Wks. 537 b Can the nurses instill any goodnes into the tender brestes of their nurse children, when they themselues haue learned none? 1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. xii. 210 After the same maner dealeth the Nurce with her Nurcechild. 1626 T. Hawkins tr. N. Caussin Holy Court I. 70 She..made her litle Nurse-child superlatiuely inheritour of her vices. 1681 W. Robertson Phraseologia generalis (1693) 329 A nurse-child; or one that sucketh the same milk. 1723 D. Defoe Hist. Col. Jack (ed. 2) 106 I am sure I work'd hard for it, it was Money for keeping a Nurse Child, that I had then. 1769 S. Johnson in J. W. Croker Boswell's Life Johnson (1831) II. 94 If we had..given her a nurse-child to tend, her life would have been saved. 1815 tr. V. J. E. de Jouy Paris Chit-chat II. 18 Each nurse has her bed placed between two cradles, one for her own, and the other for the nurse child. 1823 C. Lamb Witches in Elia 155 From his little midnight pillow, this nurse-child of optimism will start at shapes. 1866 Routledge's Mag. for Boys July 408 Norwood was a dreadful place for nurse-children never being called for at one time. 1944 A. Clarke Viscount of Blarney (1945) 38 You grew faster than the lie that hid your birth... Nurse children all forget my kindness. 1975 ‘H. Leonard’ Da in C. D. Owens & J. N. Radner Irish Drama 1900–80 (1990) 647 He's a nurse-child. You don't know where he was got or how he was got, and you'll rue the day. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1562
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