nutricius

Latin > English

nutricius nutrici(i) N M :: tutor; foster-father
nutricius nutricius nutricia, nutricium ADJ :: nourishing; suckling

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

nūtrīcĭus: and -tĭus, a, um, adj. nutrix,
I that suckles, nourishes, nurses.
I Adj.: quis Faustulum nescit pastorem fuisse nutricium, qui Romulum et Remum educavit? Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 9: nutriciae curae, Arn. 2, 58: humus radices tenero velut nutricio sinu recipit, Col. 3, 13, 7.—
II Subst.
   A nūtrīcĭus, ii, m., a bringer up, a tutor: erat in procuratione regni, propter aetatem pueri, nutricius ejus, Caes. B. C. 3, 107; Inscr. Orell. 2964.—Also, transf.: Favonius afflatu nutricium exercebit, Plin. 18, 34, 67, § 337.—
   B nūtrī-cĭa, ae, f., a nurse, governess, tutoress, Hier. Ep. 108, n. 30.—
   C nūtrīcĭum, ii, n., a nursing; nourishment: illius pio maternoque nutricio aeger convalui, Sen. Cons. ad Helv. 19, 2: nutricia ducere ab aliquo, Arn. 5, 163: omnia infantum nutricia, Manil. 3, 133.—
   2    In plur.: nūtrīcĭa, ōrum, n., a nurse's wages, τὰ θρεπτήρια (late Lat.), Dig. 50, 13, 1 fin.>

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

nūtrīcĭus,¹⁵ a, um (nutrix), qui nourrit, qui élève : Varro R. 2, 1, 9 ; Col. Rust. 3, 13, 7 || [subst^t] nutricius regis Cæs. C. 3, 108, le gouverneur du roi.

Latin > German (Georges)

nūtrīcius, a, um (nutrix), säugend, aufziehend, pflegend, I) adi.: sinus, Schoß der Amme, Colum. 3, 7, 3. – II) subst.: A) nūtrīcius, iī, m., der Ernährer u. Erzieher, 1) eig.: Pothinus, nutr. pueri, Caes.: Ganymedes eunuchus, nutricius suus, Aur. Vict.: Faustulus nutricius, Varro. – 2) übtr.: Favonius afflatu nutricium exercebit, wird den Erzieher machen, Plin. 18, 337. – B) nūtrīcia, ae, f., die Amme, Erzieherin, Hieron. epist. 108, 30. – C) nūtrīcium, iī, n., 1) die Säugung, Ernährung, Pflege, illius pium maternumque nutricium, Sen. ad Helv. 19, 2. – 2) Plur. nutricia = θρεπτήρια, der Erzieherlohn, der Ammenlohn, Ulp. dig. 50, 13, 1 extr.