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1. (n.) wet nurse
a woman hired to suckle another's infant.
Etymology: (1610–20)
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1. (verb) wet nurse, wet-nurse, wetnurse, amah
a woman hired to suckle a child of someone else
2. (verb) breastfeed, suckle, suck, nurse, wet-nurse, lactate, give suck
give suck to
"The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. Wet nurse
a nurse who suckles a child, especially the child of another woman. Cf. Dry nurse
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