nourricier

French

Etymology

From nourrice +‎ -ier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nu.ʁi.sje/

Adjective

nourricier (feminine nourricière, masculine plural nourriciers, feminine plural nourricières)

1. nourishing, sustaining

   mordre la main nourricière ― to bite the hand that feeds one

Related terms

• nutritif

Further reading

• “nourricier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.