About The Word Wet-nurse
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Wet-nurse
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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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