Pronounced: dee-RA-suh-nate, verb
Notes: An interesting word
Yesterday’s word
The word altricial means “born in an undeveloped and helpless condition and requiring parental care and feeding for some time”
First usage
Our word came into English in the mid-1800s
Background / Comments
Our word came from the Latin word altrix (foster mother; wet nurse), which came from alere (to nourish).
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