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Wet-nurse

Wet-nurse Meaning & Definition
Wet-nurse Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Wet-nurse?

[n] a woman hired to suckle a child of someone else
[v] give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Wet-nurse: amah | breastfeed | give suck | lactate | nurse | suck | suckle

Related Terms | Find terms related to Wet-nurse:

See Also | feed | give | nanny | nurse | nursemaid

Wet-nurse In Webster's Dictionary

\Wet" nurse`\ A nurse who suckles a child, especially the child of another woman. Cf. {Dry nurse}.

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