nutricula

nūtrīcŭla, ae, f. dim. [nutrix], a nurse.

• I Lit.: quid voveat dulci nutricula majus alumno? Hor. Ep. 1, 4, 8; Suet. Aug. 94: fabulae nutricularum, Quint. 1, 9, 2.—
• II Transf., she who nourishes, maintains, preserves a thing: nutriculae praediorum, Cic. Phil. 11, 5, 12: Gellius nutricula seditiosorum, id. Vatin. 2, 4: nutricula causidicorum Africa, Juv. 7, 148: casa nutricula, in which one was brought up, Quint. Decl. 13, 4.

nūtrīcula, ae, f. (Demin. v. nutrix), I) die Säugamme, Hor. ep. 1, 4, 8. Suet. Aug. 94, 6. u. Ner. 42, 1. – II) übtr., die Ernährerin, Unterhalterin, praediorum, Cic.: Gellius nutricula seditiosorum, Cic.: Africa nutricula causidicorum, Iuven.

nutricula [CL] , nurse, fosterer; b (fig.). hec nutrix ‥ et inde hec ~a Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 380; virgo verbigena, felix nutricula / ‥ / magnum in modica claudit domuncula Walt. Wimb. Carm. 81.  b insulam, tyrannorum quondam ~am, familiare philosophie domicilium effecerint W. Malm. GR I 12; factus archiepiscopus ~e sue septem dedit pallia, de quibus ‥ tota antiqua ornatur ecclesia Ib. II 184; est ‥ Normannia ‥ patiens malorum ~a Ib. V 397; in insulam denuo tirannorum ~am redeuntes Cantlow Orig. Cantab. 278.

nūtrīcŭla, (13) æ, f. (nutrix), nourrice : Hor. Ep. 1, 4, 8 ; Suet. Aug. 94 || celle qui maintient, entretient : Cic. Phil. 11, 12 ; Vat. 4 ; Juv. 7, 148.

nutricula , ae. f.
畧養之女。Casa nutricula 在此養之草房。

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nūtrīcula ae, f dim.

• nutrix, a nurse.— Fig., a preserver, fosterer: nutriculae praediorum: causidicorum Africa, mother land, Iu.