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noun, feminine

nodriza

/noˈdɾiθa/

noun, feminine/noˈdɾiθa/plural: nodrizas

nodriza is feminine in Spanish.

wet nurse

Inherited from Late Latin nūtrīcia, substantivization of the feminine of Latin nūtrīcius, an adjective based on Latin nūtrīcem, whence Old Spanish nodriz. Compare French nourrice, English nurse.