to love one's child as though he or she were a jewel or a precious stone (see Molina)
Orthographic Variants:
cozcateuh quetzalteuh ypan nicmati
Alonso de Molina:
cozcateuh quetzalteuh ypan nicmati. amar a su hijo, assi como a joya, o piedra preciosa. Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 24v. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.